Beltronics Express 946 User manual

. Slidethevisorclipontothetopofthedetectoruntilitsnaps
intoplace.Clipthedetectortotheedgeofthesunvisornearest
thewindshield.
WindshieldMounting(NotrecommendedforMotorcycleuse)
1. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Cleantheselectedwindshieldarea,positionthesuction-cup
mountonthewindshield,andpressfirmlyoneachsuction
cuptosecureitinplace.
3. Useascrewdriverorasmallcointoadjustthesuction-cup
mountuntilthebaseplateislevel.
. Slidedetectorontobaseplateuntilitsnapsintoplace.
Note—somevehicleshaveaplasticcoatingontheinsideofthe
windshielddesignedtoprotectoccupantsincaseofanaccident.
Useofthewindshieldbracketonthistypeofwindshieldcan
permanentlymarkthesurface.Checkwithyourdealerifyou
areunsurewhetheryourvehicleisequippedwiththistypeof
windshield.
hill cannotbereceiveduntilyouareatornearthetop.
Warningtimemaybeminimal(asinsituation#2)sincea
strongsignalisnotpresentuntilyouarenearthecrestofthe
hill.Atthispoint,youmaybenearlyinthepoliceofficer’s
lineofsight.Whencrestingahill,aweakinitialalertfollowed
veryquicklybyafullalertistypical.Thisalertpatternrequires
promptattention.
.MovingRadarbehindyou,travelinginthesamedirection.
PoliceRadarsignalstransmittedfrombehindyourvehiclecan
bereceivedwhenreflectedbyobjectsinfrontofyousuchas
largesigns,bridgesandtrucks.Asyoudrive,thesizeandcon-
figurationoftheseobjectsareconstantlychangingcausingthe
strengthofanyreflectedRadarsignalreceivedtovary.Astrong,
uninterruptedalertindicatesthepatrolcarisclosebehind.
Instant-OnRadar
Ifyouarethetargetvehicle,analertcausedbyinstant-onRadar
willbestrongandimmediate.Whenencountered,yourunit
respondswithathreesecondaudio/visualinstant-onwarning.
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
Ideally,aRadardetectorshouldonlyalertinthepresenceof
policeRadar.However,becauseotherdevicesshareXband
withpoliceRadar,falsealertssometimesoccur.Generally,a
falsesignalproducesonlyashortaudioandvisualalert.Since
theyaremostoftenweak,itispossibletodriveoutofthe
signal’srangeveryquicklyandreceiveonlyabriefalert.
Althoughmanytimestheprobablesourceofthefalsesignal
canbeidentified(supermarket,bank,commercialbuilding,
. Adiagramindicatingplacementofeachbatteryappearsat
thebottomofthecompartment.Gentlypressthebatteries
downintoplace.
. Replacethebatterycompartmentlid.
AutoShut-Off
Toconservebatterylife,ifnoalertsorbuttonactivationsoccur
forapproximatelyonehour,theautoshut-offfeaturewill
engage.Anobtrusive, secondaudio/visualwarningandan
additional5secondvisualwarningwillconfirmtheunitis
abouttoshutoff.Todefeatautoshut-off,pressanybutton
duringthis8secondwarning.
LowBatteryWarning
Threewarningsalertyouasbatterypowerdiminishes.The
levelofbatteryliferemainingisconfirmedbythefollowing:
. ‒ hoursbatteryliferemaining:the“”(battery) flashes
oncefollowedbythegreen“” oramber“” flashing
threetimes.Thisflashingpatternwillcontinuefortwohours.
. Lessthanhoursbatteryliferemaining:thegreen“”
oramber“” flashesoncefollowedbythered“”
flashingthreetimes.
. Finalwarning:red“” flashescontinuouslycoupledwith
aloud,obtrusiveaudiblewarning,confirminganewbattery
isrequired.
Pleasenote—weadviseyoutake Cordlessindoors
afteruseduringcoldweather.Insomecircumstances,the“”
(battery) mayflashifthebatteryisextremelycold.Once
thebatterywarmsuphowever,thissituationwillbecorrected.
  
Power-UpTestSequence
Eachtimeyourunitisturned,alertsforLaser,K,Ka,X
andsws™(leds1–4)arepresentedbriefly,followedbythe
illuminationofthe“h”,“c”and“b”leds.Afterthissequence,
illuminationofled#1and/orled#2indicatesifSelectable
  
Featuresareengaged.(Seepage9.)Ifyourunitpresentsan
ledilluminationpatternotherthanthisstandardpower-up
testsequence,returnittobeltronicsforservicing.
Tobypassthepower-uptestsequence,pressthep/vbutton
twice.Yourunitwillbereadyforoperationafterindicating
statusofsws™(led#1)andvg-2Guard®(led#2).
TutorialMode
Thetutorialmodeallowsyoutobecomemorefamiliarwithall
audibleandvisualalerts.Toengagethismode,pressthe
and buttonssimultaneouslywhiletheunitis.The audio/
visualalertswillbepresentedslowlyinorderofLaser,K,Ka,X,
vg-2Guard
®
andsws
™
followedbytheilluminationofthe“h”,
“c”and“b”leds.Afterthetutorialmode,yourunitwillbeon.
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections
Anytimeyourunitisturned orthebatteriesare
removed,allfeaturesettingsareretainedintheunit’smemory.
Memoryretentioneliminatestheneedtoresetyourpreferred
featuresettingseachtimeyourunitisturnedoff andthen
back.
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
Onceyour Cordlessisreceivingpower,theaudio
levelcanbeadjustedbycontinuingtopressthe⁄ button
down.Asyouheartheaudiolevelchange,thenumerals
,  ,    provideavisualreferenceoftheaudiolevel.
Toreversethedirectioninwhichtheaudiolevelcycles,
brieflyrelease,thenreactivatethe⁄ button.
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
ThistypeofsignalappearssuddenlywhenaRadarunitis
“triggered”.Theinstant-onalertconsistsofanintense,three
second,X,KorSuperWidebandKaaudio“burst”,coupled
withthe“ramping”illumination(–)ofthe4-leddisplay.
 (Dim/Dark)Button
The buttonallowsselectionofadimordarksettingfor
allleds.Toengagedimmode,pressthedrkbuttononce.
Asingle“beep”confirmsyourselection.Tocompletelycancel
theilluminationofallleds,pressdrkasecondtime.You’ll
 

  
.⁄ (Power/Volume)Button:pressing⁄ brieflywillturn
theunit.Continuingtopressthe⁄ buttonwillcausethe
audioleveltocycle.
. (HighwayMode)Indicator:green“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandinhighwaymode.
. (CityMode)Indicator:amber“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandincitymode.
. (LowBattery)Indicator:red“”flashesinanalternating
patternwitheither“”or“”confirmingbatterypowerislow.
. (Laser)Indicator:red“”flashestoconfirmdetection
ofLasersignals.
. K/Ka/XVisualAlerts:theRadarbandreceivedisconfirmed
bytheflashingoftheappropriateletter.
. 4-ledDisplay:thenumerals, ,  and flashlefttorightto
confirmthestrengthofRadarsignals.Differentalertpatterns
confirmdetectionofLaser,SafetyWarningSystem®and
vg-2signals.

.  willinnoeventbeliableforanyconsequential,
incidental,indirectorspecialdamages(including,
butnotlimitedto,lostprofits)arisingoutoforinconnection
withtheuse,misuse,orfunctionoftheunit.Somestatesdo
notallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconse-
quentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusionmay
notapplytoyou.
. Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumay
alsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
. Youmustprovideacopyofadatedsalesreceiptforyourunit
inordertoreceiveserviceunderwarranty.

WarrantyService
Ifyoufeelyourdetectorisnotfunctioningproperlyplease
reviewthismanual,particularlythesectiononPerformance
Verification.Ifyoustillfeelserviceisrequired,pleasefollow
theinstructionsbelow.
. Toobtainserviceduringtheone-yearwarrantyperiod,
pleasecalltheappropriatenumber belowtoobtainan
RAnumberandshippinginstructions.Rememberto
returnyourdetectorpostagepaid,insuredandinsuitable
packaging.
- -- 
- - - 
. Foryourownprotection,obtainaproofofdeliveryreceipt.
Shippingcostsareyourresponsibility.
. Enclosewithyourunitthefollowinginformation:
(a)Yourname,completereturnaddressandwrittendescrip-
tionoftheproblem.(No..  please.)
(b)Atelephonenumberwhereyoucanbereachedduring
regularbusinesshours.
(c)Acopyofyourdatedsalesreceipt.
 
ExternalSpeaker
Thejack locatedclosest tothe controlpanel ofthe unitis
usedtoconnecttheexternalearphonespeaker.Theearphone
speakerismountedinsideyourhelmetandwillensureyou
hearallaudiblealerts.
Note:ifyouchoosetouseapowercordwithyourunit
(seeaccessories,page23)youmustfirstremovethebatteries.
Thisactionwillpreventdamagetotheunit.
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Cordless
RADAR/LASER/SAFETY DETECTOR
2-AA BATTERY OPERATION
X/K/SUPER WIDEBAND Ka DETECTION
TOTAL TRACKING LASER™(TTL™)
VG-2 GUARD®ALERT
SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM™(SWS™)
MODEL 946
sourcesarefrequentlyencounteredinurbanandsuburban
areas,makinguseofthismodeidealintheseareas.
Pressingthe buttononceengagesthe modewhich
isconfirmedbytheflashingambercity labeled“”anda
singleaudio“beep”. Pressingthe buttonasecondtime
returnsyoutohighwaymode;asingle“beep”willconfirm
thisselection.Onceengaged,weakXbandsignalsencountered
willproducenoaudiblealertuntilthesignalstrengthreaches
apresetlevel.However,visualalertsareprocessedtheinstant
anXbandsignalisdetected,keepingyouquietlyinformed.
Sincemost“false”Xbandsignalsareweak,theuseofthe
modeallowsyoutodriveoutoftheirrangebeforetheyreach
thepresetlevelandtriggerafullaudioalert.Incontrast,
signalsfromXbandtrafficRadararegenerallystrongerand
willexceedthepresetlevel,causingafullXbandaudioalert.
Activatingthe modewillnotchangeSuperWideband
Ka,Korinstant-onXbandRadaralertpatterns.
Note—thectymodehasnoeffectonthereceptionofLaser,
sws™orvg-2signals.
ResettoFactorySettings
Youcanresetyourunittofactorysettingsforvolume,,
, andSelectableFeatures.Withtheunit,press
andholdtheaudandctybuttonssimultaneously,thenpress
the/button.Yourunitisnow andreadyforoperation.
  
SafetyWarningSystem™and-Guard®Alertarefeatures
thatmaybeselected or,dependinguponyourprefer-
ence.Theseselectablefeaturesarereferencedusings#
and#.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromsws™transmitters
andprovideaudio/visualwarnings.Factorysettingis.
- Guard®Alert— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromInterceptorvg-2
transmitters,providingimmunitytodetection.Factorysetting
is.
 ,   ™
ThreeRadarFrequencies
Threemicrowavefrequencieshavebeenallocatedbythe
(FederalCommunicationsCommission)andareusedfor
trafficRadar.Theyare:
Xband:. z
Kband:. z
SuperWidebandKa:. zto. z
BothXandKbandsarewellknowntomotoristswhohave
traveledwithRadardetectors.IntroducedfirstwasXband
Radarwhichbecamecommonduringthes.Inthemid
sthelowerpowered,moredifficulttodetectKbandRadar
wasintroduced.In , approvalwasgivenforRadar
equipmentusingathirdfrequency,Ka.Inresponsetothis,
 introducedthefirstRadardetectorscapableof
detectingX,KandKabandsignals.Inlate, approval
wasgiventoWidebandKa:. zto. z.Onceagain,
 respondedwithWidebandKadetection.Today,
CordlessdetectsthecompleteSuperWidebandKafrequency
allottedforpolicemonitoring—. to. z.
TotalTrackingLaser™(ttl™)
UnlikeRadarsignals,whicharehighlyreflective,Lasersignals
haveverypoorreflectivecharacteristics.Manyoftoday’sLaser
detectorsdonothavethehighsensitivitynecessarytodetect
Laserwithinalarge“fieldofview”. Your Cordless
incorporates’snumberoneratedLaserdetection.Twin
LaserportsdetectenergyfaroutsidethemainLaserbeam—
includingoff-axissignals—providingthelargestachievable
°“fieldofview”. Thealertsreceivedbyyourunitarethe
samewhethertheyarereceivedfromthefrontorrear.
Note—theuseofthepocketreflectorwillprovidefrontLaser
detectiononly.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)—Whatisit?
TheRadioAssociationDefendingAirwaveRights,Inc.
(.....)conceivedanddevelopedtheSafetyWarning
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)Alerts
WiththeSafetyWarningSystem™featureonandansws™
transmitterinuse,yourdetectorwillprovideaunique,3-second
“beep”followedbyclicking,coupledwiththeflashingofthe
appropriateledinthe4-leddisplay.Toselectsws™onor
off,seeSelectableFeatures,page.
 #confirmsHighwayConstruction/Maintenanceahead
 #confirmsHighwayHazardZoneAdvisorywhichcould
indicateanaccidentahead
 #confirmsWeatherRelatedHazardssuchasfogahead
 #confirmsEmergency/SlowMovingVehiclesintransit
Whenonlythesws™audiowarningisprovided,thecategory
referencedisTravel/ConvenienceInformationorthecategory
isunknown
 
ConditionsthatAffectRadarAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotalertingproperly,keepinmindthat
therearemanyconditionsthatinfluencetheintensityor
durationofanalert:
. Thepoliceareusinginstant-on/pulsedRadar,inwhichcase
nosignalistransmitteduntilvisualcontacthasbeenmade
withyourvehicle.Fordetectionofthissignal,youmustrely
onreflectedsignalsfromRadardirectedattraffictraveling
aheadofyou.
. ThepoliceRadarunitispositionedperpendiculartotheroad,
aroundacurve,orjustoverthecrestofahill,thus,significantly
reducingthereceptionrange.
. ThehighwaytrafficbetweenyourvehicleandthepoliceRadar
sourceisheavy.Thisblocks/reflectstransmittedsignals.The
presenceofseverallargetrucksbetweenyouandthepolice
Radarunitcouldalsosignificantlyreducereception.
. Rainorhumidweatherconditionscanabsorbtransmitted
signalsbeforetheyreachyourvehicle,againreducingdetection
range.
. ThepoliceRadarunitisnotproperlytunedandistransmitting
outsidetheX,KorSuperWidebandKafrequencyranges.
ConditionsthatAffectLaserAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotproperlyalertingtothepresenceof
Lasersignals,keepinmindthatrain,fog,highhumidityand
otherweatherconditionscanaffecttherangethattheLaser
beamcanbedetected.
 
SolutionsforCommonProblems
Ifyour Cordlessisnotoperatingproperly,please
refertotheoutlinebelow.
Problem PossibleCause CorrectiveProcedure
Unitnot Batteriesrequire replacebatteries
receivingpower replacement
“Poordetection Antenna/lensopening Repositionunitwith
range” partiallyblocked unobstructedviewof
roadaheadandbehind.
Radarsignalsunableto Determinewhether
passthroughwindshield yourvehiclehasa
“heatedwindshield”
knownasInstaclear®
orElectriClear®,or
iscoveredwitha
metallicsunscreen.
Erraticorfrequent Highconcentrationof Use mode
alerts non-policeXbandsources
Reviewsectioninthis
manualonPerformance
Verification
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darkmode
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MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES INCLUDED

noticethe“”or“”indicatorremainsdimtoconfirmyour
unitisreceivingpower.Toreturntoafullbrightsetting,
pressthedrkbuttonathirdtime;two“beeps”confirmthis
selection.Useofthedrkbuttondoesnotaffectaudioalerts.
Important—ifyoupressthethe buttonanddonotreceive
audibleconfirmation,theaudiolevelhasbeensettoolow.
 (AudioMute)Button(Radar,Laserandsws™)
ContinuousAudioAlertPattern
Yourunithasbeenpresetatthefactorytoprovidecontinuous
audioalertsatyourselectedaudiolevel.Thisstandardsetting
isoftenpreferredwhenbackgroundnoiseinavehicleisloud.
AutomaticMuteAudioAlertPattern
Toengageautomaticmuting,pressthe buttononce
whentheunitisreceivingnoalerts.Asingle“beep”confirms
automaticmutemodehasbeenengaged.Thealertpattern
whenthismodeisactivated,consistsofaninitialaudiowarning
atyourselectedaudiolevelfollowedbycontinuedwarningata
loweraudiolevel.Ifanewsignalisdetectedwithin5secondsof
thepreviouslydetectedsignal,whileinautomaticmutemode,
onlythelowerlevelaudiowarningwillbeheard.Theautomatic
mutemodeenablesyoutoconvenientlymonitorextended
encounterswithouthavingtomanuallymuteoradjustthe
volumesetting.Toreturntothecontinuousaudioalertpattern,
pressthe buttonasecondtime(providingnoalertsare
beingdetected).Two“beeps”confirmyouhavecancelledauto-
maticmutemode.
ManualMutingofAudioAlerts
Regardlessofthe modeselected(continuousorautomatic
mute),theaudioalertscanbecompletelymutedbypressing
the buttonduringanalert.Oncethealerthaspassed,the
unitwillreverttothepreviousaudsetting.
 (City/Highway)Button
The modehasbeendesignedtoeffectivelyreduceun-
wantedaudioalertscausedbyintrusionalarms,dooropeners,
andotherdeviceswhichshareXbandwithpoliceRadar—
withoutreducingsensitivity.Signalsfromnon-policeRadar

etc.),cautionisadviseduntilthesourcecanbeconfirmed.
TheXbandalertpatterncausedbyanon-policesourcecan
lookliketheinitialalertproducedbyactualpoliceRadar.For
thisreasonappropriateactionisrequiredanytimeanalert
isreceived.
LaserAlerts
WhenLaserisdetected,the4-leddisplaywill“ramp”from
righttoleft(oppositepatternfromthatofRadardetection).
Thisilluminationpatternoccursrapidlyandiscoupledwith
theflashingoftheredLaser ()andtheLaseraudioalert.
IfavehicleisalongdistancefromthesourceofLaserpulses,
fewerpulseswillgenerallybereceived.Thecloserthevehicle
istothesourceofLaserpulses,thegreaterthelikelihoodof
receivingasteadystreamofLaserpulses.Thereasonforthis
istheaimingstabilityoftheLasergunandthefactthatitis
impossibletoholdthegunabsolutelystill.Anymovementof
thegunresultsinmotionofthebeamatthetarget.Thefurther
thetarget,thegreaterthedisplacementofthebeamandthe
shorterthedwelltimeofthebeamatthetargetpoint.There-
fore,thereisthepossibilityofreceivingonlyafewLaserpulses.
Duetothesecharacteristics,allLaseralertsreceivedfrom
yourunitshouldbetakenseriously.
vg-2Guard®Alert
WheneveryourexpressCordlessdetectssignalsfromthe
Interceptorvg-2(RadarDetectorDetector),thevg-2Guard®
Featurealerts(vg-2Guard®mustbeselectedoninSelectable
Features,seepage9).Adistinct,3-secondaudiowarning
coupledwiththeflashingofthefirstandfourthledsinthe4-
leddisplayconfirmactivationofthevg-2Guard®. Theled
flashingcontinuesforaslongasvg-2Guard®isactivated.
Duringthevg-2alertyourunitdoesnotdetectRadarorsws™
signals.However,thepresenceoftheInterceptorvg-2indi-
catesthattrafficisbeingmonitoredandyourspeedshouldbe
adjustedaccordingly.
Note—activationof- Guard®doesnotaffectdetectionof
Lasersignals. 
Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourunitthatisnotcovered
inthepreviousoutlinepleasecall,MondaytoFriday, –
  ,forassistance:
- -- 
- - - 
 
Limited1-YearWarranty
. Thiswarrantycoversalldefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship.
Thiswarrantydoesnotapplyiftheunithasbeensubjectto
physicalabuse,improperinstallation,modification,orifthe
housingorserialnumberoftheunithasbeenremoved.
. beltronicsmanufacturesitsproductsusingpartsand
componentswhichareneworequivalenttonewin
accordancewithindustrystandardpractices.
. Theenforceabilityofthiswarrantyislimitedtotheoriginal
consumerpurchaserandisnottransferableto,orenforceable
by,anysubsequentowner.
. Intheeventofadefect,malfunctionorotherfailuretoconform
tothiswarranty, will,atitssolediscretion,
repairorreplacetheunitatnocharge.Youareresponsible
forallshippingcostsinconnectionwithwarrantyservice
pursuanttothiswarranty.
. Thiswarrantycommencesonthedateofretailpurchaseand
shallbeeffectiveforaperiodofoneyear.
. Therearenoexpresswarrantiescoveringtheunitotherthan
thosesetforthinthiswarranty.Allimpliedwarrantiesare
limitedtotheone-yearperiodofthiswarrantyandnowar-
ranties,expressedorimplied,extendbeyondthisone-year
period.Somestatesdonotallowlimitationonhowlongan
impliedwarrantylasts,sotheabovelimitationmaynotapply
toyou.


  
   
SuctionCupKit()-  .  .
StraightPowerCord(') -  .  .
CoiledPowerCord(') -  . .
PowerCordFuses()-  .  .
Hook&LoopFastener -  .  .
VisorClip&Bracket -  .  .
WindshieldMountingBracket -  . .
PocketReflector -   .  .
EarphoneSpeaker -   . .
ProtectiveTravelCase - . .
Owner’sManual  ⁄ ⁄

Pricessubjecttochange Shippingandhandlingextra
   
Note— Cordlessisnotwaterproof—exposureto
watermaycausedamage.Pleaseremembertoprotectyour
unitfromtheelements.
PocketReflector
. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Positionthereflectorontotheunitasperthediagramand
slidethereflectorontothedetectoruntilitsnapsintoplace.
. Placethedetectorinpocketaspictured.
Note—useofthepocketreflectorprovidesfrontLaserdetection
only. 
System™ . Theconceptbehindthissystemistowarnmotorists
ofpotentialroadhazardsbyemployingSafetyWarningSystem™
transmittingdevicesinareassuchasconstructionzones,
accidentssitesanddetours.Becausethesesws™transmitters
operatewithinthe zportionoftheKbandfrequency,
theirsignalsaredetectedbyyour Cordless.
  
RadarAlerts
Thealertsprovidedbyyourunitareaffectedbothbythetype
oftransmission(continuouswaveorinstant-on),andthe
positionoftheRadarsource.Generally,whenyoudrivecloser
toaRadarsource,theintensityofthereceivedsignalincreases,
resultingintheflashingofahighernumberinthe- dis-
playandacorrespondingincreaseintheaudioalertrate.
DescribedbelowarefivecommontypesofRadarencounters
andthealertsyouwilltypicallyreceive.
Note–duringtheinitialthreesecondsofanalert,the
willilluminatesolidtoprovideclearindicationofthealert
receivedbeforeenteringflashingmode.
.StationaryormovingRadar,straightaheadaimedinyour
direction.
SinceRadarsignalstravelinastraightline,thisRadar
encounterpotentiallyoffersmaximumwarningrange.Once
thesignalisreceived,theinitialwarningconsistsoftheX,
KorSuperWidebandKaaudioandvisualalertsandthe
simultaneousflashingofdigit#1ordigit#2inthe4-leddisplay.
Theactualdigitdisplayedwilldependuponthestrengthof 
. Consideroccupantsafetywhenselectingamountinglocation.
Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbehazardousin
caseofanaccident.
. Foroptimumdetection,positionyourunitwithaclear,
unobstructedviewoftheroadfromthefrontandrear.
. Donotallowtheunittomakecontactwiththewindshield.
Thiswilleliminateunnecessaryvibration.
. Avoidplacingyourunitindirectsunlight.Duringthesummer,
interiortemperaturesofanenclosedvehiclecansometimes
reachtemperaturesthatwillcauseprematureagingoftheunit.
. Yourdetectorisnotwaterproof;exposuretowatermaycause
damage.
DashMounting
. Selectanareathatisrelativelylevel,cleananddry.Adherethe
softportionoftheenclosedhookandloopfastenertothisarea
andthecorrespondinghardportiontothebottomofyourunit.
. Fastenunittodashbyplacinghookandlooppiecestogether.
BracketAssembly
. Thevisorclipisfully
assembled.Toassemble
thewindshieldbracket,
followthisdiagram.
VisorMounting
(Notrecommendedfor
Motorcycleuse)
. Removethedetector’s
coverbypressingontheraiseddotsandpushing
outward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.

EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode
1. Withtheunit,pressandholdthe button,thenpress
the⁄ button.TheamberX willilluminateandashort
“beep”willsound.
2. Immediatelyafterthe“beep”, led# willshowthestatusof
thesws™selectablefeature.Toselectled#(- Guard®),
pressthe button.Usethe buttontotogglebetween
thetwos.
3. Ifilluminationoftheselectedledissolid,featureis,but
maybecanceledbypressingthe button.Two“beeps”
willsound,confirmingfeatureis.
4. Iftheselected isflashing,thefeatureis,butmaybe
activatedbypressingthe button.Asingle“beep”and
solidilluminationwillconfirmthefeatureis.
5. Pressthep/vbuttontoretainyournewsettingsforselectable
features.Two“beeps”willconfirmthatyouhaveexitedfrom
selectablefeatures.Yourunitwillbe andreadyfor
operation.

GeneralGuidelines
Donotmountyourunitdirectlybehindwindshieldwipersor
mirroredsunscreenswhichblockRadarandLasersignals
andsubstantiallyreducewarningrange.Unlike“aftermarket”
mirroredsun-screens,regulartintedglassdoesnotaffect
Radarreception.
Radarsignalsarealsoreflectedbythe“heatedwindshields”
knownasInstaclear®andElectriClear®availableasanoption
onsomevehicles.Thistypeofwindshieldmakesanydash,
visororwindshieldmounteddetectorineffective.(Ifin
doubt,checkwithanappropriatedealershiptoseeifthis
appliestoyourvehicle.)
Toachieveoptimumperformance,regardlessofwhich
mountingpositionyouchoose,followthesebasicstepsonthe
followingpage:

thesignalreceived.AsthestrengthoftheRadarsignal
increases,theaudioalertbecomesmorerapidandtheflashing
ofdigit#3or#4ortheflashingofallleds(lefttoright)will
occur.Thisindicatesamaximumsignalstrength.Assuming
theRadarsignalremainsuninterrupted,theaudibleandvisual
alertswillclearlyindicatea“weak”signalbecomingstronger
asyoudriveclosertotheRadarsource.Remember,whenthe
policeRadarsourceismovingtowardyou,theRadarsignal
strengthwillincreasemuchmorerapidlythanifyou
areapproachingastationarysource.
.StationaryRadaraimedaroundacorner
Underthiscircumstance,reactiontimeisconsiderably
reduced.SincetheRadarsignalsaretransmittedacrossyour
lineoftravel,thereisgenerallynosignalavailabletoreceive
untilyouarerelativelyclosetothesource.Onceanalertis
received,expectthestrengthofthesignaltoincreasevery
quickly.Advancedwarninginthissituationmaybereduced.
. StationaryRadarconcealedbythecrestofahillaimedinyour
direction.
Radarsignalstravelinastraightlineanddonotpassthrough
earth.Consequently,policeRadaraimedatthecrestofasteep 
Post-WarrantyService
Thefollowingarrangementsapplyiftheone-yearwarranty
periodhasexpiredoryouarenotabletoprovideacopyof
yourdatedsalesreceiptindicatingpurchasewithinthelast
twelvemonths.
. ReturnyourunittotheappropriateaddressunderWarranty
Serviceandfollowstepsthrough(b)outlinedinthatsection.
. Encloseacheckwithyourunitfor$  or$  Canadianto
coverinspectionandpostagereturn.

RadarReceiverFrequencies:. z(XBand),. z
(KBand),. zto. z(SuperWidebandKa)
OperatingTemperatures:-°to ° (-°to°)
PowerSupplyRequirements:. Volts, mA(ifoperating
froma powercord;seeAccessories,below)
RadarAntennaType:PatentedDiecastHornwithIntegrated
TransitiontoMicrostripMixer
MaximumDimensions:."() ."() . "()
Weight:. ounces
 reservestherighttoincorporatedesignimprovements
whichmaynotbereflectedinthespecificationslistedinthisowner’smanual.

Ifyourequireanyadditionalaccessories,replacementacces-
soriesoranyaccessorywhichisnotincludedwithyourunit,
calltoorderorformoreinformationMondaytoFriday, –
  .(Seetheaccessorieslistonpage23.)
- -- 
- - - 

Toensuremaximumbenefitfromyour Cordless,
pleasereadallinstructionsbeforeoperatingyourunit.
Remember,owningaRadardetectordoesnotgiveyoua
licensetospeed.AlertsfromaRadardetectorserveasan
effectiveremindertocheckyourspeed.Lawsvarythrough-
outNorthAmericagoverningtheuseofaRadardetector.Itis
yourresponsibilitytofollowtheselaws.
   
Aregulatedswitchmodeandenergyconservingcircuitry
ensurefullsensitivitytoRadarandLaserovertheentire
batterylife.
  
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)
 Cordlessdetectsencodedsignalsfromsws™
transmittersandprovidesdistinctalertsfor:Highway
Construction/Maintenance,HighwayHazardZones,Weather
RelatedHazards,Emergency/SlowMovingVehiclesand
Travel/ConvenienceInformation.
Foracompletedescriptionofsws™audioandvisual
alerts,seepage .
- Guard®Alert
 Cordlessfeaturesvg-2Guard®Alert,whichprovides
analerttothetotheInterceptorvg-2(RadarDetector
Detector).
Foracompletedescriptionofthevg-2Guard®audio/visual
alert,seepage.
   
 Cordlessincludesapocketreflectorandan
earphonespeaker—makingitidealformotorcycleuse.
(Seepage.)
   
ProfileofFeatures l page
Pre-OperatingInstructions
BatteryInstallation l page
AutoShut-Off l page
LowBatteryWarning
l page
DescriptionofFeatures
Power-UpTestSequence l page
TutorialMode
l page
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections l page
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
l page
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
l page
 (Dim/Dark)Button l page
 (AudioMute)Button
l page
 (City/Highway)Button
l page
ResettoFactorySettings
l page
SelectableFeatures
EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode l page
Installation
GeneralGuidelines
l page
UnderstandingRadar,Laserandsws™
l page
InterpretationofAlerts
RadarAlerts
l page
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
l page
LaserAlerts
l page
vg-2Guard®Alert l page
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)Alerts
l page
PerformanceVerification
l page
Troubleshooting
l page
ConsumerWarranty
l page
Service
WarrantyService l page
Post-WarrantyService
l page
Specifications l page
Accessories
l page
InstructionsforMotorcycleMounting l page
.  (Dim/Dark)Button:providesdimordarksettingsof
the displayfordiscreetnighttravel.Audioalertsarenot
affectedbythismode.
.  (AudioMute)Button:providesautomaticandmanual
mutingofX,K,SuperWidebandKaRadar,Laserandsws™
alerts.
.  (City/Highway)Button:minimizesunwantedXband
Radaralertswithoutreducingsensitivity.
. AntennaOpening:Radarsignalsarereceivedbyapatented
diecastantennawithintegratedtransitiontomicrostripmixer.
. LaserOpticalSensors:collectLasersignalsfrominfrontand
behind.
. AudioAlertSpeaker:allaudiblealertsareemittedfrom
thislocation.
. ExternalEarphoneSpeakerJack:earphonespeakeris
connectedatthislocation.
. PowerJack:canbeusedtoinsertapowercord,making
 Cordlessoperablefromyourcigarettelightersocket.
(SeeAccessories,page)
- 
BatteryInstallation
 Cordlesshasbeenpackagedwithtwo alkaline
batteriestogetyoustarted.Weadvisethatyouuseonly
alkalinebatteriestoensuretopperformance.Othertypes
maynotprovidesufficientpoweroutputtooperate
 Cordless.
Caution—donotleave Cordlessindirectsunlight.
Exposuretoextremeheatcandamageboththebatteryand
unit.Warrantywillbevoid.
Toinstallthebattery:
. Withtheunit,removethecompartmentcoveronthe
undersideoftheunitbypressingontheraiseddotsand
pushingoutwards.
InstaclearisaregisteredtrademarkoftheFordMotorCompany.
ElectriClearisaregisteredTrademarkofLibbey,Owens,Ford,andDelco-Remy.
q

noticethe“”or“”indicatorremainsdimtoconfirmyour
unitisreceivingpower.Toreturntoafullbrightsetting,
pressthedrkbuttonathirdtime;two“beeps”confirmthis
selection.Useofthedrkbuttondoesnotaffectaudioalerts.
Important—ifyoupressthethe buttonanddonotreceive
audibleconfirmation,theaudiolevelhasbeensettoolow.
 (AudioMute)Button(Radar,Laserandsws™)
ContinuousAudioAlertPattern
Yourunithasbeenpresetatthefactorytoprovidecontinuous
audioalertsatyourselectedaudiolevel.Thisstandardsetting
isoftenpreferredwhenbackgroundnoiseinavehicleisloud.
AutomaticMuteAudioAlertPattern
Toengageautomaticmuting,pressthe buttononce
whentheunitisreceivingnoalerts.Asingle“beep”confirms
automaticmutemodehasbeenengaged.Thealertpattern
whenthismodeisactivated,consistsofaninitialaudiowarning
atyourselectedaudiolevelfollowedbycontinuedwarningata
loweraudiolevel.Ifanewsignalisdetectedwithin5secondsof
thepreviouslydetectedsignal,whileinautomaticmutemode,
onlythelowerlevelaudiowarningwillbeheard.Theautomatic
mutemodeenablesyoutoconvenientlymonitorextended
encounterswithouthavingtomanuallymuteoradjustthe
volumesetting.Toreturntothecontinuousaudioalertpattern,
pressthe buttonasecondtime(providingnoalertsare
beingdetected).Two“beeps”confirmyouhavecancelledauto-
maticmutemode.
ManualMutingofAudioAlerts
Regardlessofthe modeselected(continuousorautomatic
mute),theaudioalertscanbecompletelymutedbypressing
the buttonduringanalert.Oncethealerthaspassed,the
unitwillreverttothepreviousaudsetting.
 (City/Highway)Button
The modehasbeendesignedtoeffectivelyreduceun-
wantedaudioalertscausedbyintrusionalarms,dooropeners,
andotherdeviceswhichshareXbandwithpoliceRadar—
withoutreducingsensitivity.Signalsfromnon-policeRadar

etc.),cautionisadviseduntilthesourcecanbeconfirmed.
TheXbandalertpatterncausedbyanon-policesourcecan
lookliketheinitialalertproducedbyactualpoliceRadar.For
thisreasonappropriateactionisrequiredanytimeanalert
isreceived.
LaserAlerts
WhenLaserisdetected,the4-leddisplaywill“ramp”from
righttoleft(oppositepatternfromthatofRadardetection).
Thisilluminationpatternoccursrapidlyandiscoupledwith
theflashingoftheredLaser ()andtheLaseraudioalert.
IfavehicleisalongdistancefromthesourceofLaserpulses,
fewerpulseswillgenerallybereceived.Thecloserthevehicle
istothesourceofLaserpulses,thegreaterthelikelihoodof
receivingasteadystreamofLaserpulses.Thereasonforthis
istheaimingstabilityoftheLasergunandthefactthatitis
impossibletoholdthegunabsolutelystill.Anymovementof
thegunresultsinmotionofthebeamatthetarget.Thefurther
thetarget,thegreaterthedisplacementofthebeamandthe
shorterthedwelltimeofthebeamatthetargetpoint.There-
fore,thereisthepossibilityofreceivingonlyafewLaserpulses.
Duetothesecharacteristics,allLaseralertsreceivedfrom
yourunitshouldbetakenseriously.
vg-2Guard®Alert
WheneveryourexpressCordlessdetectssignalsfromthe
Interceptorvg-2(RadarDetectorDetector),thevg-2Guard®
Featurealerts(vg-2Guard®mustbeselectedoninSelectable
Features,seepage9).Adistinct,3-secondaudiowarning
coupledwiththeflashingofthefirstandfourthledsinthe4-
leddisplayconfirmactivationofthevg-2Guard®. Theled
flashingcontinuesforaslongasvg-2Guard®isactivated.
Duringthevg-2alertyourunitdoesnotdetectRadarorsws™
signals.However,thepresenceoftheInterceptorvg-2indi-
catesthattrafficisbeingmonitoredandyourspeedshouldbe
adjustedaccordingly.
Note—activationof- Guard®doesnotaffectdetectionof
Lasersignals. 
Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourunitthatisnotcovered
inthepreviousoutlinepleasecall,MondaytoFriday, –
  ,forassistance:
- -- 
- - - 
 
Limited1-YearWarranty
. Thiswarrantycoversalldefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship.
Thiswarrantydoesnotapplyiftheunithasbeensubjectto
physicalabuse,improperinstallation,modification,orifthe
housingorserialnumberoftheunithasbeenremoved.
. beltronicsmanufacturesitsproductsusingpartsand
componentswhichareneworequivalenttonewin
accordancewithindustrystandardpractices.
. Theenforceabilityofthiswarrantyislimitedtotheoriginal
consumerpurchaserandisnottransferableto,orenforceable
by,anysubsequentowner.
. Intheeventofadefect,malfunctionorotherfailuretoconform
tothiswarranty, will,atitssolediscretion,
repairorreplacetheunitatnocharge.Youareresponsible
forallshippingcostsinconnectionwithwarrantyservice
pursuanttothiswarranty.
. Thiswarrantycommencesonthedateofretailpurchaseand
shallbeeffectiveforaperiodofoneyear.
. Therearenoexpresswarrantiescoveringtheunitotherthan
thosesetforthinthiswarranty.Allimpliedwarrantiesare
limitedtotheone-yearperiodofthiswarrantyandnowar-
ranties,expressedorimplied,extendbeyondthisone-year
period.Somestatesdonotallowlimitationonhowlongan
impliedwarrantylasts,sotheabovelimitationmaynotapply
toyou.


  
   
SuctionCupKit()-  .  .
StraightPowerCord(') -  .  .
CoiledPowerCord(') -  . .
PowerCordFuses()-  .  .
Hook&LoopFastener -  .  .
VisorClip&Bracket -  .  .
WindshieldMountingBracket -  . .
PocketReflector -   .  .
EarphoneSpeaker -   . .
ProtectiveTravelCase - . .
Owner’sManual  ⁄ ⁄

Pricessubjecttochange Shippingandhandlingextra
   
Note— Cordlessisnotwaterproof—exposureto
watermaycausedamage.Pleaseremembertoprotectyour
unitfromtheelements.
PocketReflector
. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Positionthereflectorontotheunitasperthediagramand
slidethereflectorontothedetectoruntilitsnapsintoplace.
. Placethedetectorinpocketaspictured.
Note—useofthepocketreflectorprovidesfrontLaserdetection
only. 
System™ . Theconceptbehindthissystemistowarnmotorists
ofpotentialroadhazardsbyemployingSafetyWarningSystem™
transmittingdevicesinareassuchasconstructionzones,
accidentssitesanddetours.Becausethesesws™transmitters
operatewithinthe zportionoftheKbandfrequency,
theirsignalsaredetectedbyyour Cordless.
  
RadarAlerts
Thealertsprovidedbyyourunitareaffectedbothbythetype
oftransmission(continuouswaveorinstant-on),andthe
positionoftheRadarsource.Generally,whenyoudrivecloser
toaRadarsource,theintensityofthereceivedsignalincreases,
resultingintheflashingofahighernumberinthe- dis-
playandacorrespondingincreaseintheaudioalertrate.
DescribedbelowarefivecommontypesofRadarencounters
andthealertsyouwilltypicallyreceive.
Note–duringtheinitialthreesecondsofanalert,the
willilluminatesolidtoprovideclearindicationofthealert
receivedbeforeenteringflashingmode.
.StationaryormovingRadar,straightaheadaimedinyour
direction.
SinceRadarsignalstravelinastraightline,thisRadar
encounterpotentiallyoffersmaximumwarningrange.Once
thesignalisreceived,theinitialwarningconsistsoftheX,
KorSuperWidebandKaaudioandvisualalertsandthe
simultaneousflashingofdigit#1ordigit#2inthe4-leddisplay.
Theactualdigitdisplayedwilldependuponthestrengthof 
. Consideroccupantsafetywhenselectingamountinglocation.
Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbehazardousin
caseofanaccident.
. Foroptimumdetection,positionyourunitwithaclear,
unobstructedviewoftheroadfromthefrontandrear.
. Donotallowtheunittomakecontactwiththewindshield.
Thiswilleliminateunnecessaryvibration.
. Avoidplacingyourunitindirectsunlight.Duringthesummer,
interiortemperaturesofanenclosedvehiclecansometimes
reachtemperaturesthatwillcauseprematureagingoftheunit.
. Yourdetectorisnotwaterproof;exposuretowatermaycause
damage.
DashMounting
. Selectanareathatisrelativelylevel,cleananddry.Adherethe
softportionoftheenclosedhookandloopfastenertothisarea
andthecorrespondinghardportiontothebottomofyourunit.
. Fastenunittodashbyplacinghookandlooppiecestogether.
BracketAssembly
. Thevisorclipisfully
assembled.Toassemble
thewindshieldbracket,
followthisdiagram.
VisorMounting
(Notrecommendedfor
Motorcycleuse)
. Removethedetector’s
coverbypressingontheraiseddotsandpushing
outward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.

EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode
1. Withtheunit,pressandholdthe button,thenpress
the⁄ button.TheamberX willilluminateandashort
“beep”willsound.
2. Immediatelyafterthe“beep”, led# willshowthestatusof
thesws™selectablefeature.Toselectled#(- Guard®),
pressthe button.Usethe buttontotogglebetween
thetwos.
3. Ifilluminationoftheselectedledissolid,featureis,but
maybecanceledbypressingthe button.Two“beeps”
willsound,confirmingfeatureis.
4. Iftheselected isflashing,thefeatureis,butmaybe
activatedbypressingthe button.Asingle“beep”and
solidilluminationwillconfirmthefeatureis.
5. Pressthep/vbuttontoretainyournewsettingsforselectable
features.Two“beeps”willconfirmthatyouhaveexitedfrom
selectablefeatures.Yourunitwillbe andreadyfor
operation.

GeneralGuidelines
Donotmountyourunitdirectlybehindwindshieldwipersor
mirroredsunscreenswhichblockRadarandLasersignals
andsubstantiallyreducewarningrange.Unlike“aftermarket”
mirroredsun-screens,regulartintedglassdoesnotaffect
Radarreception.
Radarsignalsarealsoreflectedbythe“heatedwindshields”
knownasInstaclear®andElectriClear®availableasanoption
onsomevehicles.Thistypeofwindshieldmakesanydash,
visororwindshieldmounteddetectorineffective.(Ifin
doubt,checkwithanappropriatedealershiptoseeifthis
appliestoyourvehicle.)
Toachieveoptimumperformance,regardlessofwhich
mountingpositionyouchoose,followthesebasicstepsonthe
followingpage:

thesignalreceived.AsthestrengthoftheRadarsignal
increases,theaudioalertbecomesmorerapidandtheflashing
ofdigit#3or#4ortheflashingofallleds(lefttoright)will
occur.Thisindicatesamaximumsignalstrength.Assuming
theRadarsignalremainsuninterrupted,theaudibleandvisual
alertswillclearlyindicatea“weak”signalbecomingstronger
asyoudriveclosertotheRadarsource.Remember,whenthe
policeRadarsourceismovingtowardyou,theRadarsignal
strengthwillincreasemuchmorerapidlythanifyou
areapproachingastationarysource.
.StationaryRadaraimedaroundacorner
Underthiscircumstance,reactiontimeisconsiderably
reduced.SincetheRadarsignalsaretransmittedacrossyour
lineoftravel,thereisgenerallynosignalavailabletoreceive
untilyouarerelativelyclosetothesource.Onceanalertis
received,expectthestrengthofthesignaltoincreasevery
quickly.Advancedwarninginthissituationmaybereduced.
. StationaryRadarconcealedbythecrestofahillaimedinyour
direction.
Radarsignalstravelinastraightlineanddonotpassthrough
earth.Consequently,policeRadaraimedatthecrestofasteep 
Post-WarrantyService
Thefollowingarrangementsapplyiftheone-yearwarranty
periodhasexpiredoryouarenotabletoprovideacopyof
yourdatedsalesreceiptindicatingpurchasewithinthelast
twelvemonths.
. ReturnyourunittotheappropriateaddressunderWarranty
Serviceandfollowstepsthrough(b)outlinedinthatsection.
. Encloseacheckwithyourunitfor$  or$  Canadianto
coverinspectionandpostagereturn.

RadarReceiverFrequencies:. z(XBand),. z
(KBand),. zto. z(SuperWidebandKa)
OperatingTemperatures:-°to ° (-°to°)
PowerSupplyRequirements:. Volts, mA(ifoperating
froma powercord;seeAccessories,below)
RadarAntennaType:PatentedDiecastHornwithIntegrated
TransitiontoMicrostripMixer
MaximumDimensions:."() ."() . "()
Weight:. ounces
 reservestherighttoincorporatedesignimprovements
whichmaynotbereflectedinthespecificationslistedinthisowner’smanual.

Ifyourequireanyadditionalaccessories,replacementacces-
soriesoranyaccessorywhichisnotincludedwithyourunit,
calltoorderorformoreinformationMondaytoFriday, –
  .(Seetheaccessorieslistonpage23.)
- -- 
- - - 

Toensuremaximumbenefitfromyour Cordless,
pleasereadallinstructionsbeforeoperatingyourunit.
Remember,owningaRadardetectordoesnotgiveyoua
licensetospeed.AlertsfromaRadardetectorserveasan
effectiveremindertocheckyourspeed.Lawsvarythrough-
outNorthAmericagoverningtheuseofaRadardetector.Itis
yourresponsibilitytofollowtheselaws.
   
Aregulatedswitchmodeandenergyconservingcircuitry
ensurefullsensitivitytoRadarandLaserovertheentire
batterylife.
  
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)
 Cordlessdetectsencodedsignalsfromsws™
transmittersandprovidesdistinctalertsfor:Highway
Construction/Maintenance,HighwayHazardZones,Weather
RelatedHazards,Emergency/SlowMovingVehiclesand
Travel/ConvenienceInformation.
Foracompletedescriptionofsws™audioandvisual
alerts,seepage .
- Guard®Alert
 Cordlessfeaturesvg-2Guard®Alert,whichprovides
analerttothetotheInterceptorvg-2(RadarDetector
Detector).
Foracompletedescriptionofthevg-2Guard®audio/visual
alert,seepage.
   
 Cordlessincludesapocketreflectorandan
earphonespeaker—makingitidealformotorcycleuse.
(Seepage.)
   
ProfileofFeatures l page
Pre-OperatingInstructions
BatteryInstallation l page
AutoShut-Off l page
LowBatteryWarning
l page
DescriptionofFeatures
Power-UpTestSequence l page
TutorialMode
l page
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections l page
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
l page
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
l page
 (Dim/Dark)Button l page
 (AudioMute)Button
l page
 (City/Highway)Button
l page
ResettoFactorySettings
l page
SelectableFeatures
EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode l page
Installation
GeneralGuidelines
l page
UnderstandingRadar,Laserandsws™
l page
InterpretationofAlerts
RadarAlerts
l page
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
l page
LaserAlerts
l page
vg-2Guard®Alert l page
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)Alerts
l page
PerformanceVerification
l page
Troubleshooting
l page
ConsumerWarranty
l page
Service
WarrantyService l page
Post-WarrantyService
l page
Specifications l page
Accessories
l page
InstructionsforMotorcycleMounting l page
.  (Dim/Dark)Button:providesdimordarksettingsof
the displayfordiscreetnighttravel.Audioalertsarenot
affectedbythismode.
.  (AudioMute)Button:providesautomaticandmanual
mutingofX,K,SuperWidebandKaRadar,Laserandsws™
alerts.
.  (City/Highway)Button:minimizesunwantedXband
Radaralertswithoutreducingsensitivity.
. AntennaOpening:Radarsignalsarereceivedbyapatented
diecastantennawithintegratedtransitiontomicrostripmixer.
. LaserOpticalSensors:collectLasersignalsfrominfrontand
behind.
. AudioAlertSpeaker:allaudiblealertsareemittedfrom
thislocation.
. ExternalEarphoneSpeakerJack:earphonespeakeris
connectedatthislocation.
. PowerJack:canbeusedtoinsertapowercord,making
 Cordlessoperablefromyourcigarettelightersocket.
(SeeAccessories,page)
- 
BatteryInstallation
 Cordlesshasbeenpackagedwithtwo alkaline
batteriestogetyoustarted.Weadvisethatyouuseonly
alkalinebatteriestoensuretopperformance.Othertypes
maynotprovidesufficientpoweroutputtooperate
 Cordless.
Caution—donotleave Cordlessindirectsunlight.
Exposuretoextremeheatcandamageboththebatteryand
unit.Warrantywillbevoid.
Toinstallthebattery:
. Withtheunit,removethecompartmentcoveronthe
undersideoftheunitbypressingontheraiseddotsand
pushingoutwards.
InstaclearisaregisteredtrademarkoftheFordMotorCompany.
ElectriClearisaregisteredTrademarkofLibbey,Owens,Ford,andDelco-Remy.
q

. Slidethevisorclipontothetopofthedetectoruntilitsnaps
intoplace.Clipthedetectortotheedgeofthesunvisornearest
thewindshield.
WindshieldMounting(NotrecommendedforMotorcycleuse)
1. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Cleantheselectedwindshieldarea,positionthesuction-cup
mountonthewindshield,andpressfirmlyoneachsuction
cuptosecureitinplace.
3. Useascrewdriverorasmallcointoadjustthesuction-cup
mountuntilthebaseplateislevel.
. Slidedetectorontobaseplateuntilitsnapsintoplace.
Note—somevehicleshaveaplasticcoatingontheinsideofthe
windshielddesignedtoprotectoccupantsincaseofanaccident.
Useofthewindshieldbracketonthistypeofwindshieldcan
permanentlymarkthesurface.Checkwithyourdealerifyou
areunsurewhetheryourvehicleisequippedwiththistypeof
windshield.
hill cannotbereceiveduntilyouareatornearthetop.
Warningtimemaybeminimal(asinsituation#2)sincea
strongsignalisnotpresentuntilyouarenearthecrestofthe
hill.Atthispoint,youmaybenearlyinthepoliceofficer’s
lineofsight.Whencrestingahill,aweakinitialalertfollowed
veryquicklybyafullalertistypical.Thisalertpatternrequires
promptattention.
.MovingRadarbehindyou,travelinginthesamedirection.
PoliceRadarsignalstransmittedfrombehindyourvehiclecan
bereceivedwhenreflectedbyobjectsinfrontofyousuchas
largesigns,bridgesandtrucks.Asyoudrive,thesizeandcon-
figurationoftheseobjectsareconstantlychangingcausingthe
strengthofanyreflectedRadarsignalreceivedtovary.Astrong,
uninterruptedalertindicatesthepatrolcarisclosebehind.
Instant-OnRadar
Ifyouarethetargetvehicle,analertcausedbyinstant-onRadar
willbestrongandimmediate.Whenencountered,yourunit
respondswithathreesecondaudio/visualinstant-onwarning.
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
Ideally,aRadardetectorshouldonlyalertinthepresenceof
policeRadar.However,becauseotherdevicesshareXband
withpoliceRadar,falsealertssometimesoccur.Generally,a
falsesignalproducesonlyashortaudioandvisualalert.Since
theyaremostoftenweak,itispossibletodriveoutofthe
signal’srangeveryquicklyandreceiveonlyabriefalert.
Althoughmanytimestheprobablesourceofthefalsesignal
canbeidentified(supermarket,bank,commercialbuilding,
. Adiagramindicatingplacementofeachbatteryappearsat
thebottomofthecompartment.Gentlypressthebatteries
downintoplace.
. Replacethebatterycompartmentlid.
AutoShut-Off
Toconservebatterylife,ifnoalertsorbuttonactivationsoccur
forapproximatelyonehour,theautoshut-offfeaturewill
engage.Anobtrusive, secondaudio/visualwarningandan
additional5secondvisualwarningwillconfirmtheunitis
abouttoshutoff.Todefeatautoshut-off,pressanybutton
duringthis8secondwarning.
LowBatteryWarning
Threewarningsalertyouasbatterypowerdiminishes.The
levelofbatteryliferemainingisconfirmedbythefollowing:
. ‒ hoursbatteryliferemaining:the“”(battery) flashes
oncefollowedbythegreen“” oramber“” flashing
threetimes.Thisflashingpatternwillcontinuefortwohours.
. Lessthanhoursbatteryliferemaining:thegreen“”
oramber“” flashesoncefollowedbythered“”
flashingthreetimes.
. Finalwarning:red“” flashescontinuouslycoupledwith
aloud,obtrusiveaudiblewarning,confirminganewbattery
isrequired.
Pleasenote—weadviseyoutake Cordlessindoors
afteruseduringcoldweather.Insomecircumstances,the“”
(battery) mayflashifthebatteryisextremelycold.Once
thebatterywarmsuphowever,thissituationwillbecorrected.
  
Power-UpTestSequence
Eachtimeyourunitisturned,alertsforLaser,K,Ka,X
andsws™(leds1–4)arepresentedbriefly,followedbythe
illuminationofthe“h”,“c”and“b”leds.Afterthissequence,
illuminationofled#1and/orled#2indicatesifSelectable
  
Featuresareengaged.(Seepage9.)Ifyourunitpresentsan
ledilluminationpatternotherthanthisstandardpower-up
testsequence,returnittobeltronicsforservicing.
Tobypassthepower-uptestsequence,pressthep/vbutton
twice.Yourunitwillbereadyforoperationafterindicating
statusofsws™(led#1)andvg-2Guard®(led#2).
TutorialMode
Thetutorialmodeallowsyoutobecomemorefamiliarwithall
audibleandvisualalerts.Toengagethismode,pressthe
and buttonssimultaneouslywhiletheunitis.The audio/
visualalertswillbepresentedslowlyinorderofLaser,K,Ka,X,
vg-2Guard
®
andsws
™
followedbytheilluminationofthe“h”,
“c”and“b”leds.Afterthetutorialmode,yourunitwillbeon.
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections
Anytimeyourunitisturned orthebatteriesare
removed,allfeaturesettingsareretainedintheunit’smemory.
Memoryretentioneliminatestheneedtoresetyourpreferred
featuresettingseachtimeyourunitisturnedoffandthen
back.
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
Onceyour Cordlessisreceivingpower,theaudio
levelcanbeadjustedbycontinuingtopressthe⁄ button
down.Asyouheartheaudiolevelchange,thenumerals
,  ,    provideavisualreferenceoftheaudiolevel.
Toreversethedirectioninwhichtheaudiolevelcycles,
brieflyrelease,thenreactivatethe⁄ button.
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
ThistypeofsignalappearssuddenlywhenaRadarunitis
“triggered”.Theinstant-onalertconsistsofanintense,three
second,X,KorSuperWidebandKaaudio“burst”,coupled
withthe“ramping”illumination(–)ofthe4-leddisplay.
 (Dim/Dark)Button
The buttonallowsselectionofadimordarksettingfor
allleds.Toengagedimmode,pressthedrkbuttononce.
Asingle“beep”confirmsyourselection.Tocompletelycancel
theilluminationofallleds,pressdrkasecondtime.You’ll
 

  
.⁄ (Power/Volume)Button:pressing⁄ brieflywillturn
theunit.Continuingtopressthe⁄ buttonwillcausethe
audioleveltocycle.
. (HighwayMode)Indicator:green“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandinhighwaymode.
. (CityMode)Indicator:amber“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandincitymode.
. (LowBattery)Indicator:red“”flashesinanalternating
patternwitheither“”or“”confirmingbatterypowerislow.
. (Laser)Indicator:red“”flashestoconfirmdetection
ofLasersignals.
. K/Ka/XVisualAlerts:theRadarbandreceivedisconfirmed
bytheflashingoftheappropriateletter.
. 4-ledDisplay:thenumerals, ,  and flashlefttorightto
confirmthestrengthofRadarsignals.Differentalertpatterns
confirmdetectionofLaser,SafetyWarningSystem®and
vg-2signals.

.  willinnoeventbeliableforanyconsequential,
incidental,indirectorspecialdamages(including,
butnotlimitedto,lostprofits)arisingoutoforinconnection
withtheuse,misuse,orfunctionoftheunit.Somestatesdo
notallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconse-
quentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusionmay
notapplytoyou.
. Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumay
alsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
. Youmustprovideacopyofadatedsalesreceiptforyourunit
inordertoreceiveserviceunderwarranty.

WarrantyService
Ifyoufeelyourdetectorisnotfunctioningproperlyplease
reviewthismanual,particularlythesectiononPerformance
Verification.Ifyoustillfeelserviceisrequired,pleasefollow
theinstructionsbelow.
. Toobtainserviceduringtheone-yearwarrantyperiod,
pleasecalltheappropriatenumberbelowtoobtainan
RAnumberandshippinginstructions.Rememberto
returnyourdetectorpostagepaid,insuredandinsuitable
packaging.
- -- 
- - - 
. Foryourownprotection,obtainaproofofdeliveryreceipt.
Shippingcostsareyourresponsibility.
. Enclosewithyourunitthefollowinginformation:
(a)Yourname,completereturnaddressandwrittendescrip-
tionoftheproblem.(No..  please.)
(b)Atelephonenumberwhereyoucanbereachedduring
regularbusinesshours.
(c)Acopyofyourdatedsalesreceipt.
 
ExternalSpeaker
Thejack locatedclosesttothecontrolpaneloftheunitis
usedtoconnecttheexternalearphonespeaker.Theearphone
speakerismountedinsideyourhelmetandwillensureyou
hearallaudiblealerts.
Note:ifyouchoosetouseapowercordwithyourunit
(seeaccessories,page23)youmustfirstremovethebatteries.
Thisactionwillpreventdamagetotheunit.
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Cordless
RADAR/LASER/SAFETY DETECTOR
2-AA BATTERY OPERATION
X/K/SUPER WIDEBAND Ka DETECTION
TOTAL TRACKING LASER™(TTL™)
VG-2 GUARD®ALERT
SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM™(SWS™)
MODEL 946
sourcesarefrequentlyencounteredinurbanandsuburban
areas,makinguseofthismodeidealintheseareas.
Pressingthe buttononceengagesthe modewhich
isconfirmedbytheflashingambercity labeled“”anda
singleaudio“beep”. Pressingthe buttonasecondtime
returnsyoutohighwaymode;asingle“beep”willconfirm
thisselection.Onceengaged,weakXbandsignalsencountered
willproducenoaudiblealertuntilthesignalstrengthreaches
apresetlevel.However,visualalertsareprocessedtheinstant
anXbandsignalisdetected,keepingyouquietlyinformed.
Sincemost“false”Xbandsignalsareweak,theuseofthe
modeallowsyoutodriveoutoftheirrangebeforetheyreach
thepresetlevelandtriggerafullaudioalert.Incontrast,
signalsfromXbandtrafficRadararegenerallystrongerand
willexceedthepresetlevel,causingafullXbandaudioalert.
Activatingthe modewillnotchangeSuperWideband
Ka,Korinstant-onXbandRadaralertpatterns.
Note—thectymodehasnoeffectonthereceptionofLaser,
sws™orvg-2signals.
ResettoFactorySettings
Youcanresetyourunittofactorysettingsforvolume,,
, andSelectableFeatures.Withtheunit,press
andholdtheaudandctybuttonssimultaneously,thenpress
the/button.Yourunitisnow andreadyforoperation.
  
SafetyWarningSystem™and-Guard®Alertarefeatures
thatmaybeselected or,dependinguponyourprefer-
ence.Theseselectablefeaturesarereferencedusings#
and#.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromsws™transmitters
andprovideaudio/visualwarnings.Factorysettingis.
- Guard®Alert— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromInterceptorvg-2
transmitters,providingimmunitytodetection.Factorysetting
is.
 ,   ™
ThreeRadarFrequencies
Threemicrowavefrequencieshavebeenallocatedbythe
(FederalCommunicationsCommission)andareusedfor
trafficRadar.Theyare:
Xband:. z
Kband:. z
SuperWidebandKa:. zto. z
BothXandKbandsarewellknowntomotoristswhohave
traveledwithRadardetectors.IntroducedfirstwasXband
Radarwhichbecamecommonduringthes.Inthemid
sthelowerpowered,moredifficulttodetectKbandRadar
wasintroduced.In , approvalwasgivenforRadar
equipmentusingathirdfrequency,Ka.Inresponsetothis,
 introducedthefirstRadardetectorscapableof
detectingX,KandKabandsignals.Inlate, approval
wasgiventoWidebandKa:. zto. z.Onceagain,
 respondedwithWidebandKadetection.Today,
CordlessdetectsthecompleteSuperWidebandKafrequency
allottedforpolicemonitoring—. to. z.
TotalTrackingLaser™(ttl™)
UnlikeRadarsignals,whicharehighlyreflective,Lasersignals
haveverypoorreflectivecharacteristics.Manyoftoday’sLaser
detectorsdonothavethehighsensitivitynecessarytodetect
Laserwithinalarge“fieldofview”. Your Cordless
incorporates’snumberoneratedLaserdetection.Twin
LaserportsdetectenergyfaroutsidethemainLaserbeam—
includingoff-axissignals—providingthelargestachievable
°“fieldofview”. Thealertsreceivedbyyourunitarethe
samewhethertheyarereceivedfromthefrontorrear.
Note—theuseofthepocketreflectorwillprovidefrontLaser
detectiononly.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)—Whatisit?
TheRadioAssociationDefendingAirwaveRights,Inc.
(.....)conceivedanddevelopedtheSafetyWarning
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)Alerts
WiththeSafetyWarningSystem™featureonandansws™
transmitterinuse,yourdetectorwillprovideaunique,3-second
“beep”followedbyclicking,coupledwiththeflashingofthe
appropriateledinthe4-leddisplay.Toselectsws™onor
off,seeSelectableFeatures,page.
 #confirmsHighwayConstruction/Maintenanceahead
 #confirmsHighwayHazardZoneAdvisorywhichcould
indicateanaccidentahead
 #confirmsWeatherRelatedHazardssuchasfogahead
 #confirmsEmergency/SlowMovingVehiclesintransit
Whenonlythesws™audiowarningisprovided,thecategory
referencedisTravel/ConvenienceInformationorthecategory
isunknown
 
ConditionsthatAffectRadarAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotalertingproperly,keepinmindthat
therearemanyconditionsthatinfluencetheintensityor
durationofanalert:
. Thepoliceareusinginstant-on/pulsedRadar,inwhichcase
nosignalistransmitteduntilvisualcontacthasbeenmade
withyourvehicle.Fordetectionofthissignal,youmustrely
onreflectedsignalsfromRadardirectedattraffictraveling
aheadofyou.
. ThepoliceRadarunitispositionedperpendiculartotheroad,
aroundacurve,orjustoverthecrestofahill,thus,significantly
reducingthereceptionrange.
. ThehighwaytrafficbetweenyourvehicleandthepoliceRadar
sourceisheavy.Thisblocks/reflectstransmittedsignals.The
presenceofseverallargetrucksbetweenyouandthepolice
Radarunitcouldalsosignificantlyreducereception.
. Rainorhumidweatherconditionscanabsorbtransmitted
signalsbeforetheyreachyourvehicle,againreducingdetection
range.
. ThepoliceRadarunitisnotproperlytunedandistransmitting
outsidetheX,KorSuperWidebandKafrequencyranges.
ConditionsthatAffectLaserAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotproperlyalertingtothepresenceof
Lasersignals,keepinmindthatrain,fog,highhumidityand
otherweatherconditionscanaffecttherangethattheLaser
beamcanbedetected.
 
SolutionsforCommonProblems
Ifyour Cordlessisnotoperatingproperly,please
refertotheoutlinebelow.
Problem PossibleCause Corrective Procedure
Unitnot Batteriesrequire replacebatteries
receivingpower replacement
“Poordetection Antenna/lensopening Repositionunitwith
range” partiallyblocked unobstructedviewof
roadaheadandbehind.
Radarsignalsunableto Determinewhether
passthroughwindshield yourvehiclehasa
“heatedwindshield”
knownasInstaclear®
orElectriClear®,or
iscoveredwitha
metallicsunscreen.
Erraticorfrequent Highconcentrationof Use mode
alerts non-policeXbandsources
Reviewsectioninthis
manualonPerformance
Verification
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darkmode
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MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES INCLUDED

noticethe“”or“”indicatorremainsdimtoconfirmyour
unitisreceivingpower.Toreturntoafullbrightsetting,
pressthedrkbuttonathirdtime;two“beeps”confirmthis
selection.Useofthedrkbuttondoesnotaffectaudioalerts.
Important—ifyoupressthethe buttonanddonotreceive
audibleconfirmation,theaudiolevelhasbeensettoolow.
 (AudioMute)Button(Radar,Laserandsws™)
ContinuousAudioAlertPattern
Yourunithasbeenpresetatthefactorytoprovidecontinuous
audioalertsatyourselectedaudiolevel.Thisstandardsetting
isoftenpreferredwhenbackgroundnoiseinavehicleisloud.
AutomaticMuteAudioAlertPattern
Toengageautomaticmuting,pressthe buttononce
whentheunitisreceivingnoalerts.Asingle“beep”confirms
automaticmutemodehasbeenengaged.Thealertpattern
whenthismodeisactivated,consistsofaninitialaudiowarning
atyourselectedaudiolevelfollowedbycontinuedwarningata
loweraudiolevel.Ifanewsignalisdetectedwithin5secondsof
thepreviouslydetectedsignal,whileinautomaticmutemode,
onlythelowerlevelaudiowarningwillbeheard.Theautomatic
mutemodeenablesyoutoconvenientlymonitorextended
encounterswithouthavingtomanuallymuteoradjustthe
volumesetting.Toreturntothecontinuousaudioalertpattern,
pressthe buttonasecondtime(providingnoalertsare
beingdetected).Two“beeps”confirmyouhavecancelledauto-
maticmutemode.
ManualMutingofAudioAlerts
Regardlessofthe modeselected(continuousorautomatic
mute),theaudioalertscanbecompletelymutedbypressing
the buttonduringanalert.Oncethealerthaspassed,the
unitwillreverttothepreviousaudsetting.
 (City/Highway)Button
The modehasbeendesignedtoeffectivelyreduceun-
wantedaudioalertscausedbyintrusionalarms,dooropeners,
andotherdeviceswhichshareXbandwithpoliceRadar—
withoutreducingsensitivity.Signalsfromnon-policeRadar

etc.),cautionisadviseduntilthesourcecanbeconfirmed.
TheXbandalertpatterncausedbyanon-policesourcecan
lookliketheinitialalertproducedbyactualpoliceRadar.For
thisreasonappropriateactionisrequiredanytimeanalert
isreceived.
LaserAlerts
WhenLaserisdetected,the4-leddisplaywill“ramp”from
righttoleft(oppositepatternfromthatofRadardetection).
Thisilluminationpatternoccursrapidlyandiscoupledwith
theflashingoftheredLaser ()andtheLaseraudioalert.
IfavehicleisalongdistancefromthesourceofLaserpulses,
fewerpulseswillgenerallybereceived.Thecloserthevehicle
istothesourceofLaserpulses,thegreaterthelikelihoodof
receivingasteadystreamofLaserpulses.Thereasonforthis
istheaimingstabilityoftheLasergunandthefactthatitis
impossibletoholdthegunabsolutelystill.Anymovementof
thegunresultsinmotionofthebeamatthetarget.Thefurther
thetarget,thegreaterthedisplacementofthebeamandthe
shorterthedwelltimeofthebeamatthetargetpoint.There-
fore,thereisthepossibilityofreceivingonlyafewLaserpulses.
Duetothesecharacteristics,allLaseralertsreceivedfrom
yourunitshouldbetakenseriously.
vg-2Guard®Alert
WheneveryourexpressCordlessdetectssignalsfromthe
Interceptorvg-2(RadarDetectorDetector),thevg-2Guard®
Featurealerts(vg-2Guard®mustbeselectedoninSelectable
Features,seepage9).Adistinct,3-secondaudiowarning
coupledwiththeflashingofthefirstandfourthledsinthe4-
leddisplayconfirmactivationofthevg-2Guard®. Theled
flashingcontinuesforaslongasvg-2Guard®isactivated.
Duringthevg-2alertyourunitdoesnotdetectRadarorsws™
signals.However,thepresenceoftheInterceptorvg-2indi-
catesthattrafficisbeingmonitoredandyourspeedshouldbe
adjustedaccordingly.
Note—activationof- Guard®doesnotaffectdetectionof
Lasersignals. 
Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourunitthatisnotcovered
inthepreviousoutlinepleasecall,MondaytoFriday, –
  ,forassistance:
- -- 
- - - 
 
Limited1-YearWarranty
. Thiswarrantycoversalldefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship.
Thiswarrantydoesnotapplyiftheunithasbeensubjectto
physicalabuse,improperinstallation,modification,orifthe
housingorserialnumberoftheunithasbeenremoved.
. beltronicsmanufacturesitsproductsusingpartsand
componentswhichareneworequivalenttonewin
accordancewithindustrystandardpractices.
. Theenforceabilityofthiswarrantyislimitedtotheoriginal
consumerpurchaserandisnottransferableto,orenforceable
by,anysubsequentowner.
. Intheeventofadefect,malfunctionorotherfailuretoconform
tothiswarranty, will,atitssolediscretion,
repairorreplacetheunitatnocharge.Youareresponsible
forallshippingcostsinconnectionwithwarrantyservice
pursuanttothiswarranty.
. Thiswarrantycommencesonthedateofretailpurchaseand
shallbeeffectiveforaperiodofoneyear.
. Therearenoexpresswarrantiescoveringtheunitotherthan
thosesetforthinthiswarranty.Allimpliedwarrantiesare
limitedtotheone-yearperiodofthiswarrantyandnowar-
ranties,expressedorimplied,extendbeyondthisone-year
period.Somestatesdonotallowlimitationonhowlongan
impliedwarrantylasts,sotheabovelimitationmaynotapply
toyou.
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
  
   
SuctionCupKit()-  .  .
StraightPowerCord(') -  .  .
CoiledPowerCord(') -  . .
PowerCordFuses()-  .  .
Hook&LoopFastener -  .  .
VisorClip&Bracket -  .  .
WindshieldMountingBracket -  . .
PocketReflector -   .  .
EarphoneSpeaker -   . .
ProtectiveTravelCase - . .
Owner’sManual  ⁄ ⁄

Pricessubjecttochange Shippingandhandlingextra
   
Note— Cordlessisnotwaterproof—exposureto
watermaycausedamage.Pleaseremembertoprotectyour
unitfromtheelements.
PocketReflector
. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Positionthereflectorontotheunitasperthediagramand
slidethereflectorontothedetectoruntilitsnapsintoplace.
. Placethedetectorinpocketaspictured.
Note—useofthepocketreflectorprovidesfrontLaserdetection
only. 
System™ . Theconceptbehindthissystemistowarnmotorists
ofpotentialroadhazardsbyemployingSafetyWarningSystem™
transmittingdevicesinareassuchasconstructionzones,
accidentssitesanddetours.Becausethesesws™transmitters
operatewithinthe zportionoftheKbandfrequency,
theirsignalsaredetectedbyyour Cordless.
  
RadarAlerts
Thealertsprovidedbyyourunitareaffectedbothbythetype
oftransmission(continuouswaveorinstant-on),andthe
positionoftheRadarsource.Generally,whenyoudrivecloser
toaRadarsource,theintensityofthereceivedsignalincreases,
resultingintheflashingofahighernumberinthe- dis-
playandacorrespondingincreaseintheaudioalertrate.
DescribedbelowarefivecommontypesofRadarencounters
andthealertsyouwilltypicallyreceive.
Note–duringtheinitialthreesecondsofanalert,the
willilluminatesolidtoprovideclearindicationofthealert
receivedbeforeenteringflashingmode.
.StationaryormovingRadar,straightaheadaimedinyour
direction.
SinceRadarsignalstravelinastraightline,thisRadar
encounterpotentiallyoffersmaximumwarningrange.Once
thesignalisreceived,theinitialwarningconsistsoftheX,
KorSuperWidebandKaaudioandvisualalertsandthe
simultaneousflashingofdigit#1ordigit#2inthe4-leddisplay.
Theactualdigitdisplayedwilldependuponthestrengthof 
. Consideroccupantsafetywhenselectingamountinglocation.
Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbehazardousin
caseofanaccident.
. Foroptimumdetection,positionyourunitwithaclear,
unobstructedviewoftheroadfromthefrontandrear.
. Donotallowtheunittomakecontactwiththewindshield.
Thiswilleliminateunnecessaryvibration.
. Avoidplacingyourunitindirectsunlight.Duringthesummer,
interiortemperaturesofanenclosedvehiclecansometimes
reachtemperaturesthatwillcauseprematureagingoftheunit.
. Yourdetectorisnotwaterproof;exposuretowatermaycause
damage.
DashMounting
. Selectanareathatisrelativelylevel,cleananddry.Adherethe
softportionoftheenclosedhookandloopfastenertothisarea
andthecorrespondinghardportiontothebottomofyourunit.
. Fastenunittodashbyplacinghookandlooppiecestogether.
BracketAssembly
. Thevisorclipisfully
assembled.Toassemble
thewindshieldbracket,
followthisdiagram.
VisorMounting
(Notrecommendedfor
Motorcycleuse)
. Removethedetector’s
coverbypressingontheraiseddotsandpushing
outward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.

EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode
1. Withtheunit,pressandholdthe button,thenpress
the⁄ button.TheamberX willilluminateandashort
“beep”willsound.
2. Immediatelyafterthe“beep”, led# willshowthestatusof
thesws™selectablefeature.Toselectled#(- Guard®),
pressthe button.Usethe buttontotogglebetween
thetwos.
3. Ifilluminationoftheselectedledissolid,featureis,but
maybecanceledbypressingthe button.Two“beeps”
willsound,confirmingfeatureis.
4. Iftheselected isflashing,thefeatureis,butmaybe
activatedbypressingthe button.Asingle“beep”and
solidilluminationwillconfirmthefeatureis.
5. Pressthep/vbuttontoretainyournewsettingsforselectable
features.Two“beeps”willconfirmthatyouhaveexitedfrom
selectablefeatures.Yourunitwillbe andreadyfor
operation.

GeneralGuidelines
Donotmountyourunitdirectlybehindwindshieldwipersor
mirroredsunscreenswhichblockRadarandLasersignals
andsubstantiallyreducewarningrange.Unlike“aftermarket”
mirroredsun-screens,regulartintedglassdoesnotaffect
Radarreception.
Radarsignalsarealsoreflectedbythe“heatedwindshields”
knownasInstaclear®andElectriClear®availableasanoption
onsomevehicles.Thistypeofwindshieldmakesanydash,
visororwindshieldmounteddetectorineffective.(Ifin
doubt,checkwithanappropriatedealershiptoseeifthis
appliestoyourvehicle.)
Toachieveoptimumperformance,regardlessofwhich
mountingpositionyouchoose,followthesebasicstepsonthe
followingpage:

thesignalreceived.AsthestrengthoftheRadarsignal
increases,theaudioalertbecomesmorerapidandtheflashing
ofdigit#3or#4ortheflashingofallleds(lefttoright)will
occur.Thisindicatesamaximumsignalstrength.Assuming
theRadarsignalremainsuninterrupted,theaudibleandvisual
alertswillclearlyindicatea“weak”signalbecomingstronger
asyoudriveclosertotheRadarsource.Remember,whenthe
policeRadarsourceismovingtowardyou,theRadarsignal
strengthwillincreasemuchmorerapidlythanifyou
areapproachingastationarysource.
.StationaryRadaraimedaroundacorner
Underthiscircumstance,reactiontimeisconsiderably
reduced.SincetheRadarsignalsaretransmittedacrossyour
lineoftravel,thereisgenerallynosignalavailabletoreceive
untilyouarerelativelyclosetothesource.Onceanalertis
received,expectthestrengthofthesignaltoincreasevery
quickly.Advancedwarninginthissituationmaybereduced.
. StationaryRadarconcealedbythecrestofahillaimedinyour
direction.
Radarsignalstravelinastraightlineanddonotpassthrough
earth.Consequently,policeRadaraimedatthecrestofasteep 
Post-WarrantyService
Thefollowingarrangementsapplyiftheone-yearwarranty
periodhasexpiredoryouarenotabletoprovideacopyof
yourdatedsalesreceiptindicatingpurchasewithinthelast
twelvemonths.
. ReturnyourunittotheappropriateaddressunderWarranty
Serviceandfollowstepsthrough(b)outlinedinthatsection.
. Encloseacheckwithyourunitfor$  or$  Canadianto
coverinspectionandpostagereturn.

RadarReceiverFrequencies:. z(XBand),. z
(KBand),. zto. z(SuperWidebandKa)
OperatingTemperatures:-°to ° (-°to°)
PowerSupplyRequirements:. Volts, mA(ifoperating
froma powercord;seeAccessories,below)
RadarAntennaType:PatentedDiecastHornwithIntegrated
TransitiontoMicrostripMixer
MaximumDimensions:."() ."() . "()
Weight:. ounces
 reservestherighttoincorporatedesignimprovements
whichmaynotbereflectedinthespecificationslistedinthisowner’smanual.

Ifyourequireanyadditionalaccessories,replacementacces-
soriesoranyaccessorywhichisnotincludedwithyourunit,
calltoorderorformoreinformationMondaytoFriday, –
  .(Seetheaccessorieslistonpage23.)
- -- 
- - - 

Toensuremaximumbenefitfromyour Cordless,
pleasereadallinstructionsbeforeoperatingyourunit.
Remember,owningaRadardetectordoesnotgiveyoua
licensetospeed.AlertsfromaRadardetectorserveasan
effectiveremindertocheckyourspeed.Lawsvarythrough-
outNorthAmericagoverningtheuseofaRadardetector.Itis
yourresponsibilitytofollowtheselaws.
   
Aregulatedswitchmodeandenergyconservingcircuitry
ensurefullsensitivitytoRadarandLaserovertheentire
batterylife.
  
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)
 Cordlessdetectsencodedsignalsfromsws™
transmittersandprovidesdistinctalertsfor:Highway
Construction/Maintenance,HighwayHazardZones,Weather
RelatedHazards,Emergency/SlowMovingVehiclesand
Travel/ConvenienceInformation.
Foracompletedescriptionofsws™audioandvisual
alerts,seepage .
- Guard®Alert
 Cordlessfeaturesvg-2Guard®Alert,whichprovides
analerttothetotheInterceptorvg-2(RadarDetector
Detector).
Foracompletedescriptionofthevg-2Guard®audio/visual
alert,seepage.
   
 Cordlessincludesapocketreflectorandan
earphonespeaker—makingitidealformotorcycleuse.
(Seepage.)
   
ProfileofFeatures l page
Pre-OperatingInstructions
BatteryInstallation l page
AutoShut-Off l page
LowBatteryWarning
l page
DescriptionofFeatures
Power-UpTestSequence l page
TutorialMode
l page
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections l page
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
l page
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
l page
 (Dim/Dark)Button l page
 (AudioMute)Button
l page
 (City/Highway)Button
l page
ResettoFactorySettings
l page
SelectableFeatures
EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode l page
Installation
GeneralGuidelines
l page
UnderstandingRadar,Laserandsws™
l page
InterpretationofAlerts
RadarAlerts
l page
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
l page
LaserAlerts
l page
vg-2Guard®Alert l page
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)Alerts
l page
PerformanceVerification
l page
Troubleshooting
l page
ConsumerWarranty
l page
Service
WarrantyService l page
Post-WarrantyService
l page
Specifications l page
Accessories
l page
InstructionsforMotorcycleMounting l page
.  (Dim/Dark)Button:providesdimordarksettingsof
the displayfordiscreetnighttravel.Audioalertsarenot
affectedbythismode.
.  (AudioMute)Button:providesautomaticandmanual
mutingofX,K,SuperWidebandKaRadar,Laserandsws™
alerts.
.  (City/Highway)Button:minimizesunwantedXband
Radaralertswithoutreducingsensitivity.
. AntennaOpening:Radarsignalsarereceivedbyapatented
diecastantennawithintegratedtransitiontomicrostripmixer.
. LaserOpticalSensors:collectLasersignalsfrominfrontand
behind.
. AudioAlertSpeaker:allaudiblealertsareemittedfrom
thislocation.
. ExternalEarphoneSpeakerJack:earphonespeakeris
connectedatthislocation.
. PowerJack:canbeusedtoinsertapowercord,making
 Cordlessoperablefromyourcigarettelightersocket.
(SeeAccessories,page)
- 
BatteryInstallation
 Cordlesshasbeenpackagedwithtwo alkaline
batteriestogetyoustarted.Weadvisethatyouuseonly
alkalinebatteriestoensuretopperformance.Othertypes
maynotprovidesufficientpoweroutputtooperate
 Cordless.
Caution—donotleave Cordlessindirectsunlight.
Exposuretoextremeheatcandamageboththebatteryand
unit.Warrantywillbevoid.
Toinstallthebattery:
. Withtheunit,removethecompartmentcoveronthe
undersideoftheunitbypressingontheraiseddotsand
pushingoutwards.
InstaclearisaregisteredtrademarkoftheFordMotorCompany.
ElectriClearisaregisteredTrademarkofLibbey,Owens,Ford,andDelco-Remy.
q

. Slidethevisorclipontothetopofthedetectoruntilitsnaps
intoplace.Clipthedetectortotheedgeofthesunvisornearest
thewindshield.
WindshieldMounting(NotrecommendedforMotorcycleuse)
1. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Cleantheselectedwindshieldarea,positionthesuction-cup
mountonthewindshield,andpressfirmlyoneachsuction
cuptosecureitinplace.
3. Useascrewdriverorasmallcointoadjustthesuction-cup
mountuntilthebaseplateislevel.
. Slidedetectorontobaseplateuntilitsnapsintoplace.
Note—somevehicleshaveaplasticcoatingontheinsideofthe
windshielddesignedtoprotectoccupantsincaseofanaccident.
Useofthewindshieldbracketonthistypeofwindshieldcan
permanentlymarkthesurface.Checkwithyourdealerifyou
areunsurewhetheryourvehicleisequippedwiththistypeof
windshield.
hill cannotbereceiveduntilyouareatornearthetop.
Warningtimemaybeminimal(asinsituation#2)sincea
strongsignalisnotpresentuntilyouarenearthecrestofthe
hill.Atthispoint,youmaybenearlyinthepoliceofficer’s
lineofsight.Whencrestingahill,aweakinitialalertfollowed
veryquicklybyafullalertistypical.Thisalertpatternrequires
promptattention.
.MovingRadarbehindyou,travelinginthesamedirection.
PoliceRadarsignalstransmittedfrombehindyourvehiclecan
bereceivedwhenreflectedbyobjectsinfrontofyousuchas
largesigns,bridgesandtrucks.Asyoudrive,thesizeandcon-
figurationoftheseobjectsareconstantlychangingcausingthe
strengthofanyreflectedRadarsignalreceivedtovary.Astrong,
uninterruptedalertindicatesthepatrolcarisclosebehind.
Instant-OnRadar
Ifyouarethetargetvehicle,analertcausedbyinstant-onRadar
willbestrongandimmediate.Whenencountered,yourunit
respondswithathreesecondaudio/visualinstant-onwarning.
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
Ideally,aRadardetectorshouldonlyalertinthepresenceof
policeRadar.However,becauseotherdevicesshareXband
withpoliceRadar,falsealertssometimesoccur.Generally,a
falsesignalproducesonlyashortaudioandvisualalert.Since
theyaremostoftenweak,itispossibletodriveoutofthe
signal’srangeveryquicklyandreceiveonlyabriefalert.
Althoughmanytimestheprobablesourceofthefalsesignal
canbeidentified(supermarket,bank,commercialbuilding,
. Adiagramindicatingplacementofeachbatteryappearsat
thebottomofthecompartment.Gentlypressthebatteries
downintoplace.
. Replacethebatterycompartmentlid.
AutoShut-Off
Toconservebatterylife,ifnoalertsorbuttonactivationsoccur
forapproximatelyonehour,theautoshut-offfeaturewill
engage.Anobtrusive, secondaudio/visualwarningandan
additional5secondvisualwarningwillconfirmtheunitis
abouttoshutoff.Todefeatautoshut-off,pressanybutton
duringthis8secondwarning.
LowBatteryWarning
Threewarningsalertyouasbatterypowerdiminishes.The
levelofbatteryliferemainingisconfirmedbythefollowing:
. ‒ hoursbatteryliferemaining:the“”(battery) flashes
oncefollowedbythegreen“” oramber“” flashing
threetimes.Thisflashingpatternwillcontinuefortwohours.
. Lessthanhoursbatteryliferemaining:thegreen“”
oramber“” flashesoncefollowedbythered“”
flashingthreetimes.
. Finalwarning:red“” flashescontinuouslycoupledwith
aloud,obtrusiveaudiblewarning,confirminganewbattery
isrequired.
Pleasenote—weadviseyoutake Cordlessindoors
afteruseduringcoldweather.Insomecircumstances,the“”
(battery) mayflashifthebatteryisextremelycold.Once
thebatterywarmsuphowever,thissituationwillbecorrected.
  
Power-UpTestSequence
Eachtimeyourunitisturned,alertsforLaser,K,Ka,X
andsws™(leds1–4)arepresentedbriefly,followedbythe
illuminationofthe“h”,“c”and“b”leds.Afterthissequence,
illuminationofled#1and/orled#2indicatesifSelectable
  
Featuresareengaged.(Seepage9.)Ifyourunitpresentsan
ledilluminationpatternotherthanthisstandardpower-up
testsequence,returnittobeltronicsforservicing.
Tobypassthepower-uptestsequence,pressthep/vbutton
twice.Yourunitwillbereadyforoperationafterindicating
statusofsws™(led#1)andvg-2Guard®(led#2).
TutorialMode
Thetutorialmodeallowsyoutobecomemorefamiliarwithall
audibleandvisualalerts.Toengagethismode,pressthe
and buttonssimultaneouslywhiletheunitis.The audio/
visualalertswillbepresentedslowlyinorderofLaser,K,Ka,X,
vg-2Guard
®
andsws
™
followedbytheilluminationofthe“h”,
“c”and“b”leds.Afterthetutorialmode,yourunitwillbeon.
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections
Anytimeyourunitisturned orthebatteriesare
removed,allfeaturesettingsareretainedintheunit’smemory.
Memoryretentioneliminatestheneedtoresetyourpreferred
featuresettingseachtimeyourunitisturnedoffandthen
back.
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
Onceyour Cordlessisreceivingpower,theaudio
levelcanbeadjustedbycontinuingtopressthe⁄ button
down.Asyouheartheaudiolevelchange,thenumerals
,  ,    provideavisualreferenceoftheaudiolevel.
Toreversethedirectioninwhichtheaudiolevelcycles,
brieflyrelease,thenreactivatethe⁄ button.
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
ThistypeofsignalappearssuddenlywhenaRadarunitis
“triggered”.Theinstant-onalertconsistsofanintense,three
second,X,KorSuperWidebandKaaudio“burst”,coupled
withthe“ramping”illumination(–)ofthe4-leddisplay.
 (Dim/Dark)Button
The buttonallowsselectionofadimordarksettingfor
allleds.Toengagedimmode,pressthedrkbuttononce.
Asingle“beep”confirmsyourselection.Tocompletelycancel
theilluminationofallleds,pressdrkasecondtime.You’ll
 

  
.⁄ (Power/Volume)Button:pressing⁄ brieflywillturn
theunit.Continuingtopressthe⁄ buttonwillcausethe
audioleveltocycle.
. (HighwayMode)Indicator:green“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandinhighwaymode.
. (CityMode)Indicator:amber“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandincitymode.
. (LowBattery)Indicator:red“”flashesinanalternating
patternwitheither“”or“”confirmingbatterypowerislow.
. (Laser)Indicator:red“”flashestoconfirmdetection
ofLasersignals.
. K/Ka/XVisualAlerts:theRadarbandreceivedisconfirmed
bytheflashingoftheappropriateletter.
. 4-ledDisplay:thenumerals, ,  and flashlefttorightto
confirmthestrengthofRadarsignals.Differentalertpatterns
confirmdetectionofLaser,SafetyWarningSystem®and
vg-2signals.

.  willinnoeventbeliableforanyconsequential,
incidental,indirectorspecialdamages(including,
butnotlimitedto,lostprofits)arisingoutoforinconnection
withtheuse,misuse,orfunctionoftheunit.Somestatesdo
notallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconse-
quentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusionmay
notapplytoyou.
. Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumay
alsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
. Youmustprovideacopyofadatedsalesreceiptforyourunit
inordertoreceiveserviceunderwarranty.

WarrantyService
Ifyoufeelyourdetectorisnotfunctioningproperlyplease
reviewthismanual,particularlythesectiononPerformance
Verification.Ifyoustillfeelserviceisrequired,pleasefollow
theinstructionsbelow.
. Toobtainserviceduringtheone-yearwarrantyperiod,
pleasecalltheappropriatenumberbelowtoobtainan
RAnumberandshippinginstructions.Rememberto
returnyourdetectorpostagepaid,insuredandinsuitable
packaging.
- -- 
- - - 
. Foryourownprotection,obtainaproofofdeliveryreceipt.
Shippingcostsareyourresponsibility.
. Enclosewithyourunitthefollowinginformation:
(a)Yourname,completereturnaddressandwrittendescrip-
tionoftheproblem.(No..  please.)
(b)Atelephonenumberwhereyoucanbereachedduring
regularbusinesshours.
(c)Acopyofyourdatedsalesreceipt.
 
ExternalSpeaker
Thejack locatedclosesttothecontrolpaneloftheunitis
usedtoconnecttheexternalearphonespeaker.Theearphone
speakerismountedinsideyourhelmetandwillensureyou
hearallaudiblealerts.
Note:ifyouchoosetouseapowercordwithyourunit
(seeaccessories,page23)youmustfirstremovethebatteries.
Thisactionwillpreventdamagetotheunit.
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RADAR/LASER/SAFETY DETECTOR
2-AA BATTERY OPERATION
X/K/SUPER WIDEBAND Ka DETECTION
TOTAL TRACKING LASER™(TTL™)
VG-2 GUARD®ALERT
SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM™(SWS™)
MODEL 946
sourcesarefrequentlyencounteredinurbanandsuburban
areas,makinguseofthismodeidealintheseareas.
Pressingthe buttononceengagesthe modewhich
isconfirmedbytheflashingambercity labeled“”anda
singleaudio“beep”. Pressingthe buttonasecondtime
returnsyoutohighwaymode;asingle“beep”willconfirm
thisselection.Onceengaged,weakXbandsignalsencountered
willproducenoaudiblealertuntilthesignalstrengthreaches
apresetlevel.However,visualalertsareprocessedtheinstant
anXbandsignalisdetected,keepingyouquietlyinformed.
Sincemost“false”Xbandsignalsareweak,theuseofthe
modeallowsyoutodriveoutoftheirrangebeforetheyreach
thepresetlevelandtriggerafullaudioalert.Incontrast,
signalsfromXbandtrafficRadararegenerallystrongerand
willexceedthepresetlevel,causingafullXbandaudioalert.
Activatingthe modewillnotchangeSuperWideband
Ka,Korinstant-onXbandRadaralertpatterns.
Note—thectymodehasnoeffectonthereceptionofLaser,
sws™orvg-2signals.
ResettoFactorySettings
Youcanresetyourunittofactorysettingsforvolume,,
, andSelectableFeatures.Withtheunit,press
andholdtheaudandctybuttonssimultaneously,thenpress
the/button.Yourunitisnow andreadyforoperation.
  
SafetyWarningSystem™and-Guard®Alertarefeatures
thatmaybeselected or,dependinguponyourprefer-
ence.Theseselectablefeaturesarereferencedusings#
and#.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromsws™transmitters
andprovideaudio/visualwarnings.Factorysettingis.
- Guard®Alert— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromInterceptorvg-2
transmitters,providingimmunitytodetection.Factorysetting
is.
 ,   ™
ThreeRadarFrequencies
Threemicrowavefrequencieshavebeenallocatedbythe
(FederalCommunicationsCommission)andareusedfor
trafficRadar.Theyare:
Xband:. z
Kband:. z
SuperWidebandKa:. zto. z
BothXandKbandsarewellknowntomotoristswhohave
traveledwithRadardetectors.IntroducedfirstwasXband
Radarwhichbecamecommonduringthes.Inthemid
sthelowerpowered,moredifficulttodetectKbandRadar
wasintroduced.In , approvalwasgivenforRadar
equipmentusingathirdfrequency,Ka.Inresponsetothis,
 introducedthefirstRadardetectorscapableof
detectingX,KandKabandsignals.Inlate, approval
wasgiventoWidebandKa:. zto. z.Onceagain,
 respondedwithWidebandKadetection.Today,
CordlessdetectsthecompleteSuperWidebandKafrequency
allottedforpolicemonitoring—. to. z.
TotalTrackingLaser™(ttl™)
UnlikeRadarsignals,whicharehighlyreflective,Lasersignals
haveverypoorreflectivecharacteristics.Manyoftoday’sLaser
detectorsdonothavethehighsensitivitynecessarytodetect
Laserwithinalarge“fieldofview”. Your Cordless
incorporates’snumberoneratedLaserdetection.Twin
LaserportsdetectenergyfaroutsidethemainLaserbeam—
includingoff-axissignals—providingthelargestachievable
°“fieldofview”. Thealertsreceivedbyyourunitarethe
samewhethertheyarereceivedfromthefrontorrear.
Note—theuseofthepocketreflectorwillprovidefrontLaser
detectiononly.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)—Whatisit?
TheRadioAssociationDefendingAirwaveRights,Inc.
(.....)conceivedanddevelopedtheSafetyWarning
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)Alerts
WiththeSafetyWarningSystem™featureonandansws™
transmitterinuse,yourdetectorwillprovideaunique,3-second
“beep”followedbyclicking,coupledwiththeflashingofthe
appropriateledinthe4-leddisplay.Toselectsws™onor
off,seeSelectableFeatures,page.
 #confirmsHighwayConstruction/Maintenanceahead
 #confirmsHighwayHazardZoneAdvisorywhichcould
indicateanaccidentahead
 #confirmsWeatherRelatedHazardssuchasfogahead
 #confirmsEmergency/SlowMovingVehiclesintransit
Whenonlythesws™audiowarningisprovided,thecategory
referencedisTravel/ConvenienceInformationorthecategory
isunknown
 
ConditionsthatAffectRadarAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotalertingproperly,keepinmindthat
therearemanyconditionsthatinfluencetheintensityor
durationofanalert:
. Thepoliceareusinginstant-on/pulsedRadar,inwhichcase
nosignalistransmitteduntilvisualcontacthasbeenmade
withyourvehicle.Fordetectionofthissignal,youmustrely
onreflectedsignalsfromRadardirectedattraffictraveling
aheadofyou.
. ThepoliceRadarunitispositionedperpendiculartotheroad,
aroundacurve,orjustoverthecrestofahill,thus,significantly
reducingthereceptionrange.
. ThehighwaytrafficbetweenyourvehicleandthepoliceRadar
sourceisheavy.Thisblocks/reflectstransmittedsignals.The
presenceofseverallargetrucksbetweenyouandthepolice
Radarunitcouldalsosignificantlyreducereception.
. Rainorhumidweatherconditionscanabsorbtransmitted
signalsbeforetheyreachyourvehicle,againreducingdetection
range.
. ThepoliceRadarunitisnotproperlytunedandistransmitting
outsidetheX,KorSuperWidebandKafrequencyranges.
ConditionsthatAffectLaserAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotproperlyalertingtothepresenceof
Lasersignals,keepinmindthatrain,fog,highhumidityand
otherweatherconditionscanaffecttherangethattheLaser
beamcanbedetected.
 
SolutionsforCommonProblems
Ifyour Cordlessisnotoperatingproperly,please
refertotheoutlinebelow.
Problem PossibleCause Corrective Procedure
Unitnot Batteriesrequire replacebatteries
receivingpower replacement
“Poordetection Antenna/lensopening Repositionunitwith
range” partiallyblocked unobstructedviewof
roadaheadandbehind.
Radarsignalsunableto Determinewhether
passthroughwindshield yourvehiclehasa
“heatedwindshield”
knownasInstaclear®
orElectriClear®,or
iscoveredwitha
metallicsunscreen.
Erraticorfrequent Highconcentrationof Use mode
alerts non-policeXbandsources
Reviewsectioninthis
manualonPerformance
Verification
Partialornodisplay Dimordarkmodeengaged Disengagedimor
darkmode
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MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES INCLUDED

. Slidethevisorclipontothetopofthedetectoruntilitsnaps
intoplace.Clipthedetectortotheedgeofthesunvisornearest
thewindshield.
WindshieldMounting(NotrecommendedforMotorcycleuse)
1. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Cleantheselectedwindshieldarea,positionthesuction-cup
mountonthewindshield,andpressfirmlyoneachsuction
cuptosecureitinplace.
3. Useascrewdriverorasmallcointoadjustthesuction-cup
mountuntilthebaseplateislevel.
. Slidedetectorontobaseplateuntilitsnapsintoplace.
Note—somevehicleshaveaplasticcoatingontheinsideofthe
windshielddesignedtoprotectoccupantsincaseofanaccident.
Useofthewindshieldbracketonthistypeofwindshieldcan
permanentlymarkthesurface.Checkwithyourdealerifyou
areunsurewhetheryourvehicleisequippedwiththistypeof
windshield.
hill cannotbereceiveduntilyouareatornearthetop.
Warningtimemaybeminimal(asinsituation#2)sincea
strongsignalisnotpresentuntilyouarenearthecrestofthe
hill.Atthispoint,youmaybenearlyinthepoliceofficer’s
lineofsight.Whencrestingahill,aweakinitialalertfollowed
veryquicklybyafullalertistypical.Thisalertpatternrequires
promptattention.
.MovingRadarbehindyou,travelinginthesamedirection.
PoliceRadarsignalstransmittedfrombehindyourvehiclecan
bereceivedwhenreflectedbyobjectsinfrontofyousuchas
largesigns,bridgesandtrucks.Asyoudrive,thesizeandcon-
figurationoftheseobjectsareconstantlychangingcausingthe
strengthofanyreflectedRadarsignalreceivedtovary.Astrong,
uninterruptedalertindicatesthepatrolcarisclosebehind.
Instant-OnRadar
Ifyouarethetargetvehicle,analertcausedbyinstant-onRadar
willbestrongandimmediate.Whenencountered,yourunit
respondswithathreesecondaudio/visualinstant-onwarning.
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
Ideally,aRadardetectorshouldonlyalertinthepresenceof
policeRadar.However,becauseotherdevicesshareXband
withpoliceRadar,falsealertssometimesoccur.Generally,a
falsesignalproducesonlyashortaudioandvisualalert.Since
theyaremostoftenweak,itispossibletodriveoutofthe
signal’srangeveryquicklyandreceiveonlyabriefalert.
Althoughmanytimestheprobablesourceofthefalsesignal
canbeidentified(supermarket,bank,commercialbuilding,
. Adiagramindicatingplacementofeachbatteryappearsat
thebottomofthecompartment.Gentlypressthebatteries
downintoplace.
. Replacethebatterycompartmentlid.
AutoShut-Off
Toconservebatterylife,ifnoalertsorbuttonactivationsoccur
forapproximatelyonehour,theautoshut-offfeaturewill
engage.Anobtrusive, secondaudio/visualwarningandan
additional5secondvisualwarningwillconfirmtheunitis
abouttoshutoff.Todefeatautoshut-off,pressanybutton
duringthis8secondwarning.
LowBatteryWarning
Threewarningsalertyouasbatterypowerdiminishes.The
levelofbatteryliferemainingisconfirmedbythefollowing:
. ‒ hoursbatteryliferemaining:the“”(battery) flashes
oncefollowedbythegreen“” oramber“” flashing
threetimes.Thisflashingpatternwillcontinuefortwohours.
. Lessthanhoursbatteryliferemaining:thegreen“”
oramber“” flashesoncefollowedbythered“”
flashingthreetimes.
. Finalwarning:red“” flashescontinuouslycoupledwith
aloud,obtrusiveaudiblewarning,confirminganewbattery
isrequired.
Pleasenote—weadviseyoutake Cordlessindoors
afteruseduringcoldweather.Insomecircumstances,the“”
(battery) mayflashifthebatteryisextremelycold.Once
thebatterywarmsuphowever,thissituationwillbecorrected.
  
Power-UpTestSequence
Eachtimeyourunitisturned,alertsforLaser,K,Ka,X
andsws™(leds1–4)arepresentedbriefly,followedbythe
illuminationofthe“h”,“c”and“b”leds.Afterthissequence,
illuminationofled#1and/orled#2indicatesifSelectable
  
Featuresareengaged.(Seepage9.)Ifyourunitpresentsan
ledilluminationpatternotherthanthisstandardpower-up
testsequence,returnittobeltronicsforservicing.
Tobypassthepower-uptestsequence,pressthep/vbutton
twice.Yourunitwillbereadyforoperationafterindicating
statusofsws™(led#1)andvg-2Guard®(led#2).
TutorialMode
Thetutorialmodeallowsyoutobecomemorefamiliarwithall
audibleandvisualalerts.Toengagethismode,pressthe
and buttonssimultaneouslywhiletheunitis.The audio/
visualalertswillbepresentedslowlyinorderofLaser,K,Ka,X,
vg-2Guard
®
andsws
™
followedbytheilluminationofthe“h”,
“c”and“b”leds.Afterthetutorialmode,yourunitwillbeon.
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections
Anytimeyourunitisturned orthebatteriesare
removed,allfeaturesettingsareretainedintheunit’smemory.
Memoryretentioneliminatestheneedtoresetyourpreferred
featuresettingseachtimeyourunitisturnedoffandthen
back.
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
Onceyour Cordlessisreceivingpower,theaudio
levelcanbeadjustedbycontinuingtopressthe⁄ button
down.Asyouheartheaudiolevelchange,thenumerals
,  ,    provideavisualreferenceoftheaudiolevel.
Toreversethedirectioninwhichtheaudiolevelcycles,
brieflyrelease,thenreactivatethe⁄ button.
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
ThistypeofsignalappearssuddenlywhenaRadarunitis
“triggered”.Theinstant-onalertconsistsofanintense,three
second,X,KorSuperWidebandKaaudio“burst”,coupled
withthe“ramping”illumination(–)ofthe4-leddisplay.
 (Dim/Dark)Button
The buttonallowsselectionofadimordarksettingfor
allleds.Toengagedimmode,pressthedrkbuttononce.
Asingle“beep”confirmsyourselection.Tocompletelycancel
theilluminationofallleds,pressdrkasecondtime.You’ll
 

  
.⁄ (Power/Volume)Button:pressing⁄ brieflywillturn
theunit.Continuingtopressthe⁄ buttonwillcausethe
audioleveltocycle.
. (HighwayMode)Indicator:green“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandinhighwaymode.
. (CityMode)Indicator:amber“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandincitymode.
. (LowBattery)Indicator:red“”flashesinanalternating
patternwitheither“”or“”confirmingbatterypowerislow.
. (Laser)Indicator:red“”flashestoconfirmdetection
ofLasersignals.
. K/Ka/XVisualAlerts:theRadarbandreceivedisconfirmed
bytheflashingoftheappropriateletter.
. 4-ledDisplay:thenumerals, ,  and flashlefttorightto
confirmthestrengthofRadarsignals.Differentalertpatterns
confirmdetectionofLaser,SafetyWarningSystem®and
vg-2signals.

.  willinnoeventbeliableforanyconsequential,
incidental,indirectorspecialdamages(including,
butnotlimitedto,lostprofits)arisingoutoforinconnection
withtheuse,misuse,orfunctionoftheunit.Somestatesdo
notallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconse-
quentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusionmay
notapplytoyou.
. Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumay
alsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
. Youmustprovideacopyofadatedsalesreceiptforyourunit
inordertoreceiveserviceunderwarranty.

WarrantyService
Ifyoufeelyourdetectorisnotfunctioningproperlyplease
reviewthismanual,particularlythesectiononPerformance
Verification.Ifyoustillfeelserviceisrequired,pleasefollow
theinstructionsbelow.
. Toobtainserviceduringtheone-yearwarrantyperiod,
pleasecalltheappropriatenumberbelowtoobtainan
RAnumberandshippinginstructions.Rememberto
returnyourdetectorpostagepaid,insuredandinsuitable
packaging.
- -- 
- - - 
. Foryourownprotection,obtainaproofofdeliveryreceipt.
Shippingcostsareyourresponsibility.
. Enclosewithyourunitthefollowinginformation:
(a)Yourname,completereturnaddressandwrittendescrip-
tionoftheproblem.(No..  please.)
(b)Atelephonenumberwhereyoucanbereachedduring
regularbusinesshours.
(c)Acopyofyourdatedsalesreceipt.
 
ExternalSpeaker
Thejack locatedclosesttothecontrolpaneloftheunitis
usedtoconnecttheexternalearphonespeaker.Theearphone
speakerismountedinsideyourhelmetandwillensureyou
hearallaudiblealerts.
Note:ifyouchoosetouseapowercordwithyourunit
(seeaccessories,page23)youmustfirstremovethebatteries.
Thisactionwillpreventdamagetotheunit.
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Cordless
RADAR/LASER/SAFETY DETECTOR
2-AA BATTERY OPERATION
X/K/SUPER WIDEBAND Ka DETECTION
TOTAL TRACKING LASER™(TTL™)
VG-2 GUARD®ALERT
SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM™(SWS™)
MODEL 946
sourcesarefrequentlyencounteredinurbanandsuburban
areas,makinguseofthismodeidealintheseareas.
Pressingthe buttononceengagesthe modewhich
isconfirmedbytheflashingambercity labeled“”anda
singleaudio“beep”. Pressingthe buttonasecondtime
returnsyoutohighwaymode;asingle“beep”willconfirm
thisselection.Onceengaged,weakXbandsignalsencountered
willproducenoaudiblealertuntilthesignalstrengthreaches
apresetlevel.However,visualalertsareprocessedtheinstant
anXbandsignalisdetected,keepingyouquietlyinformed.
Sincemost“false”Xbandsignalsareweak,theuseofthe
modeallowsyoutodriveoutoftheirrangebeforetheyreach
thepresetlevelandtriggerafullaudioalert.Incontrast,
signalsfromXbandtrafficRadararegenerallystrongerand
willexceedthepresetlevel,causingafullXbandaudioalert.
Activatingthe modewillnotchangeSuperWideband
Ka,Korinstant-onXbandRadaralertpatterns.
Note—thectymodehasnoeffectonthereceptionofLaser,
sws™orvg-2signals.
ResettoFactorySettings
Youcanresetyourunittofactorysettingsforvolume,,
, andSelectableFeatures.Withtheunit,press
andholdtheaudandctybuttonssimultaneously,thenpress
the/button.Yourunitisnow andreadyforoperation.
  
SafetyWarningSystem™and-Guard®Alertarefeatures
thatmaybeselected or,dependinguponyourprefer-
ence.Theseselectablefeaturesarereferencedusings#
and#.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromsws™transmitters
andprovideaudio/visualwarnings.Factorysettingis.
- Guard®Alert— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromInterceptorvg-2
transmitters,providingimmunitytodetection.Factorysetting
is.
 ,   ™
ThreeRadarFrequencies
Threemicrowavefrequencieshavebeenallocatedbythe
(FederalCommunicationsCommission)andareusedfor
trafficRadar.Theyare:
Xband:. z
Kband:. z
SuperWidebandKa:. zto. z
BothXandKbandsarewellknowntomotoristswhohave
traveledwithRadardetectors.IntroducedfirstwasXband
Radarwhichbecamecommonduringthes.Inthemid
sthelowerpowered,moredifficulttodetectKbandRadar
wasintroduced.In , approvalwasgivenforRadar
equipmentusingathirdfrequency,Ka.Inresponsetothis,
 introducedthefirstRadardetectorscapableof
detectingX,KandKabandsignals.Inlate, approval
wasgiventoWidebandKa:. zto. z.Onceagain,
 respondedwithWidebandKadetection.Today,
CordlessdetectsthecompleteSuperWidebandKafrequency
allottedforpolicemonitoring—. to. z.
TotalTrackingLaser™(ttl™)
UnlikeRadarsignals,whicharehighlyreflective,Lasersignals
haveverypoorreflectivecharacteristics.Manyoftoday’sLaser
detectorsdonothavethehighsensitivitynecessarytodetect
Laserwithinalarge“fieldofview”. Your Cordless
incorporates’snumberoneratedLaserdetection.Twin
LaserportsdetectenergyfaroutsidethemainLaserbeam—
includingoff-axissignals—providingthelargestachievable
°“fieldofview”. Thealertsreceivedbyyourunitarethe
samewhethertheyarereceivedfromthefrontorrear.
Note—theuseofthepocketreflectorwillprovidefrontLaser
detectiononly.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)—Whatisit?
TheRadioAssociationDefendingAirwaveRights,Inc.
(.....)conceivedanddevelopedtheSafetyWarning
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)Alerts
WiththeSafetyWarningSystem™featureonandansws™
transmitterinuse,yourdetectorwillprovideaunique,3-second
“beep”followedbyclicking,coupledwiththeflashingofthe
appropriateledinthe4-leddisplay.Toselectsws™onor
off,seeSelectableFeatures,page.
 #confirmsHighwayConstruction/Maintenanceahead
 #confirmsHighwayHazardZoneAdvisorywhichcould
indicateanaccidentahead
 #confirmsWeatherRelatedHazardssuchasfogahead
 #confirmsEmergency/SlowMovingVehiclesintransit
Whenonlythesws™audiowarningisprovided,thecategory
referencedisTravel/ConvenienceInformationorthecategory
isunknown
 
ConditionsthatAffectRadarAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotalertingproperly,keepinmindthat
therearemanyconditionsthatinfluencetheintensityor
durationofanalert:
. Thepoliceareusinginstant-on/pulsedRadar,inwhichcase
nosignalistransmitteduntilvisualcontacthasbeenmade
withyourvehicle.Fordetectionofthissignal,youmustrely
onreflectedsignalsfromRadardirectedattraffictraveling
aheadofyou.
. ThepoliceRadarunitispositionedperpendiculartotheroad,
aroundacurve,orjustoverthecrestofahill,thus,significantly
reducingthereceptionrange.
. ThehighwaytrafficbetweenyourvehicleandthepoliceRadar
sourceisheavy.Thisblocks/reflectstransmittedsignals.The
presenceofseverallargetrucksbetweenyouandthepolice
Radarunitcouldalsosignificantlyreducereception.
. Rainorhumidweatherconditionscanabsorbtransmitted
signalsbeforetheyreachyourvehicle,againreducingdetection
range.
. ThepoliceRadarunitisnotproperlytunedandistransmitting
outsidetheX,KorSuperWidebandKafrequencyranges.
ConditionsthatAffectLaserAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotproperlyalertingtothepresenceof
Lasersignals,keepinmindthatrain,fog,highhumidityand
otherweatherconditionscanaffecttherangethattheLaser
beamcanbedetected.
 
SolutionsforCommonProblems
Ifyour Cordlessisnotoperatingproperly,please
refertotheoutlinebelow.
Problem PossibleCause Corrective Procedure
Unitnot Batteriesrequire replacebatteries
receivingpower replacement
“Poordetection Antenna/lensopening Repositionunitwith
range” partiallyblocked unobstructedviewof
roadaheadandbehind.
Radarsignalsunableto Determinewhether
passthroughwindshield yourvehiclehasa
“heatedwindshield”
knownasInstaclear®
orElectriClear®,or
iscoveredwitha
metallicsunscreen.
Erraticorfrequent Highconcentrationof Use mode
alerts non-policeXbandsources
Reviewsectioninthis
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MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES INCLUDED

noticethe“”or“”indicatorremainsdimtoconfirmyour
unitisreceivingpower.Toreturntoafullbrightsetting,
pressthedrkbuttonathirdtime;two“beeps”confirmthis
selection.Useofthedrkbuttondoesnotaffectaudioalerts.
Important—ifyoupressthethe buttonanddonotreceive
audibleconfirmation,theaudiolevelhasbeensettoolow.
 (AudioMute)Button(Radar,Laserandsws™)
ContinuousAudioAlertPattern
Yourunithasbeenpresetatthefactorytoprovidecontinuous
audioalertsatyourselectedaudiolevel.Thisstandardsetting
isoftenpreferredwhenbackgroundnoiseinavehicleisloud.
AutomaticMuteAudioAlertPattern
Toengageautomaticmuting,pressthe buttononce
whentheunitisreceivingnoalerts.Asingle“beep”confirms
automaticmutemodehasbeenengaged.Thealertpattern
whenthismodeisactivated,consistsofaninitialaudiowarning
atyourselectedaudiolevelfollowedbycontinuedwarningata
loweraudiolevel.Ifanewsignalisdetectedwithin5secondsof
thepreviouslydetectedsignal,whileinautomaticmutemode,
onlythelowerlevelaudiowarningwillbeheard.Theautomatic
mutemodeenablesyoutoconvenientlymonitorextended
encounterswithouthavingtomanuallymuteoradjustthe
volumesetting.Toreturntothecontinuousaudioalertpattern,
pressthe buttonasecondtime(providingnoalertsare
beingdetected).Two“beeps”confirmyouhavecancelledauto-
maticmutemode.
ManualMutingofAudioAlerts
Regardlessofthe modeselected(continuousorautomatic
mute),theaudioalertscanbecompletelymutedbypressing
the buttonduringanalert.Oncethealerthaspassed,the
unitwillreverttothepreviousaudsetting.
 (City/Highway)Button
The modehasbeendesignedtoeffectivelyreduceun-
wantedaudioalertscausedbyintrusionalarms,dooropeners,
andotherdeviceswhichshareXbandwithpoliceRadar—
withoutreducingsensitivity.Signalsfromnon-policeRadar

etc.),cautionisadviseduntilthesourcecanbeconfirmed.
TheXbandalertpatterncausedbyanon-policesourcecan
lookliketheinitialalertproducedbyactualpoliceRadar.For
thisreasonappropriateactionisrequiredanytimeanalert
isreceived.
LaserAlerts
WhenLaserisdetected,the4-leddisplaywill“ramp”from
righttoleft(oppositepatternfromthatofRadardetection).
Thisilluminationpatternoccursrapidlyandiscoupledwith
theflashingoftheredLaser ()andtheLaseraudioalert.
IfavehicleisalongdistancefromthesourceofLaserpulses,
fewerpulseswillgenerallybereceived.Thecloserthevehicle
istothesourceofLaserpulses,thegreaterthelikelihoodof
receivingasteadystreamofLaserpulses.Thereasonforthis
istheaimingstabilityoftheLasergunandthefactthatitis
impossibletoholdthegunabsolutelystill.Anymovementof
thegunresultsinmotionofthebeamatthetarget.Thefurther
thetarget,thegreaterthedisplacementofthebeamandthe
shorterthedwelltimeofthebeamatthetargetpoint.There-
fore,thereisthepossibilityofreceivingonlyafewLaserpulses.
Duetothesecharacteristics,allLaseralertsreceivedfrom
yourunitshouldbetakenseriously.
vg-2Guard®Alert
WheneveryourexpressCordlessdetectssignalsfromthe
Interceptorvg-2(RadarDetectorDetector),thevg-2Guard®
Featurealerts(vg-2Guard®mustbeselectedoninSelectable
Features,seepage9).Adistinct,3-secondaudiowarning
coupledwiththeflashingofthefirstandfourthledsinthe4-
leddisplayconfirmactivationofthevg-2Guard®. Theled
flashingcontinuesforaslongasvg-2Guard®isactivated.
Duringthevg-2alertyourunitdoesnotdetectRadarorsws™
signals.However,thepresenceoftheInterceptorvg-2indi-
catesthattrafficisbeingmonitoredandyourspeedshouldbe
adjustedaccordingly.
Note—activationof- Guard®doesnotaffectdetectionof
Lasersignals. 
Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourunitthatisnotcovered
inthepreviousoutlinepleasecall,MondaytoFriday, –
  ,forassistance:
- -- 
- - - 
 
Limited1-YearWarranty
. Thiswarrantycoversalldefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship.
Thiswarrantydoesnotapplyiftheunithasbeensubjectto
physicalabuse,improperinstallation,modification,orifthe
housingorserialnumberoftheunithasbeenremoved.
. beltronicsmanufacturesitsproductsusingpartsand
componentswhichareneworequivalenttonewin
accordancewithindustrystandardpractices.
. Theenforceabilityofthiswarrantyislimitedtotheoriginal
consumerpurchaserandisnottransferableto,orenforceable
by,anysubsequentowner.
. Intheeventofadefect,malfunctionorotherfailuretoconform
tothiswarranty, will,atitssolediscretion,
repairorreplacetheunitatnocharge.Youareresponsible
forallshippingcostsinconnectionwithwarrantyservice
pursuanttothiswarranty.
. Thiswarrantycommencesonthedateofretailpurchaseand
shallbeeffectiveforaperiodofoneyear.
. Therearenoexpresswarrantiescoveringtheunitotherthan
thosesetforthinthiswarranty.Allimpliedwarrantiesare
limitedtotheone-yearperiodofthiswarrantyandnowar-
ranties,expressedorimplied,extendbeyondthisone-year
period.Somestatesdonotallowlimitationonhowlongan
impliedwarrantylasts,sotheabovelimitationmaynotapply
toyou.
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  
   
SuctionCupKit()-  .  .
StraightPowerCord(') -  .  .
CoiledPowerCord(') -  . .
PowerCordFuses()-  .  .
Hook&LoopFastener -  .  .
VisorClip&Bracket -  .  .
WindshieldMountingBracket -  . .
PocketReflector -   .  .
EarphoneSpeaker -   . .
ProtectiveTravelCase - . .
Owner’sManual  ⁄ ⁄

Pricessubjecttochange Shippingandhandlingextra
   
Note— Cordlessisnotwaterproof—exposureto
watermaycausedamage.Pleaseremembertoprotectyour
unitfromtheelements.
PocketReflector
. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Positionthereflectorontotheunitasperthediagramand
slidethereflectorontothedetectoruntilitsnapsintoplace.
. Placethedetectorinpocketaspictured.
Note—useofthepocketreflectorprovidesfrontLaserdetection
only. 
System™ . Theconceptbehindthissystemistowarnmotorists
ofpotentialroadhazardsbyemployingSafetyWarningSystem™
transmittingdevicesinareassuchasconstructionzones,
accidentssitesanddetours.Becausethesesws™transmitters
operatewithinthe zportionoftheKbandfrequency,
theirsignalsaredetectedbyyour Cordless.
  
RadarAlerts
Thealertsprovidedbyyourunitareaffectedbothbythetype
oftransmission(continuouswaveorinstant-on),andthe
positionoftheRadarsource.Generally,whenyoudrivecloser
toaRadarsource,theintensityofthereceivedsignalincreases,
resultingintheflashingofahighernumberinthe- dis-
playandacorrespondingincreaseintheaudioalertrate.
DescribedbelowarefivecommontypesofRadarencounters
andthealertsyouwilltypicallyreceive.
Note–duringtheinitialthreesecondsofanalert,the
willilluminatesolidtoprovideclearindicationofthealert
receivedbeforeenteringflashingmode.
.StationaryormovingRadar,straightaheadaimedinyour
direction.
SinceRadarsignalstravelinastraightline,thisRadar
encounterpotentiallyoffersmaximumwarningrange.Once
thesignalisreceived,theinitialwarningconsistsoftheX,
KorSuperWidebandKaaudioandvisualalertsandthe
simultaneousflashingofdigit#1ordigit#2inthe4-leddisplay.
Theactualdigitdisplayedwilldependuponthestrengthof 
. Consideroccupantsafetywhenselectingamountinglocation.
Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbehazardousin
caseofanaccident.
. Foroptimumdetection,positionyourunitwithaclear,
unobstructedviewoftheroadfromthefrontandrear.
. Donotallowtheunittomakecontactwiththewindshield.
Thiswilleliminateunnecessaryvibration.
. Avoidplacingyourunitindirectsunlight.Duringthesummer,
interiortemperaturesofanenclosedvehiclecansometimes
reachtemperaturesthatwillcauseprematureagingoftheunit.
. Yourdetectorisnotwaterproof;exposuretowatermaycause
damage.
DashMounting
. Selectanareathatisrelativelylevel,cleananddry.Adherethe
softportionoftheenclosedhookandloopfastenertothisarea
andthecorrespondinghardportiontothebottomofyourunit.
. Fastenunittodashbyplacinghookandlooppiecestogether.
BracketAssembly
. Thevisorclipisfully
assembled.Toassemble
thewindshieldbracket,
followthisdiagram.
VisorMounting
(Notrecommendedfor
Motorcycleuse)
. Removethedetector’s
coverbypressingontheraiseddotsandpushing
outward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.

EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode
1. Withtheunit,pressandholdthe button,thenpress
the⁄ button.TheamberX willilluminateandashort
“beep”willsound.
2. Immediatelyafterthe“beep”, led# willshowthestatusof
thesws™selectablefeature.Toselectled#(- Guard®),
pressthe button.Usethe buttontotogglebetween
thetwos.
3. Ifilluminationoftheselectedledissolid,featureis,but
maybecanceledbypressingthe button.Two“beeps”
willsound,confirmingfeatureis.
4. Iftheselected isflashing,thefeatureis,butmaybe
activatedbypressingthe button.Asingle“beep”and
solidilluminationwillconfirmthefeatureis.
5. Pressthep/vbuttontoretainyournewsettingsforselectable
features.Two“beeps”willconfirmthatyouhaveexitedfrom
selectablefeatures.Yourunitwillbe andreadyfor
operation.

GeneralGuidelines
Donotmountyourunitdirectlybehindwindshieldwipersor
mirroredsunscreenswhichblockRadarandLasersignals
andsubstantiallyreducewarningrange.Unlike“aftermarket”
mirroredsun-screens,regulartintedglassdoesnotaffect
Radarreception.
Radarsignalsarealsoreflectedbythe“heatedwindshields”
knownasInstaclear®andElectriClear®availableasanoption
onsomevehicles.Thistypeofwindshieldmakesanydash,
visororwindshieldmounteddetectorineffective.(Ifin
doubt,checkwithanappropriatedealershiptoseeifthis
appliestoyourvehicle.)
Toachieveoptimumperformance,regardlessofwhich
mountingpositionyouchoose,followthesebasicstepsonthe
followingpage:

thesignalreceived.AsthestrengthoftheRadarsignal
increases,theaudioalertbecomesmorerapidandtheflashing
ofdigit#3or#4ortheflashingofallleds(lefttoright)will
occur.Thisindicatesamaximumsignalstrength.Assuming
theRadarsignalremainsuninterrupted,theaudibleandvisual
alertswillclearlyindicatea“weak”signalbecomingstronger
asyoudriveclosertotheRadarsource.Remember,whenthe
policeRadarsourceismovingtowardyou,theRadarsignal
strengthwillincreasemuchmorerapidlythanifyou
areapproachingastationarysource.
.StationaryRadaraimedaroundacorner
Underthiscircumstance,reactiontimeisconsiderably
reduced.SincetheRadarsignalsaretransmittedacrossyour
lineoftravel,thereisgenerallynosignalavailabletoreceive
untilyouarerelativelyclosetothesource.Onceanalertis
received,expectthestrengthofthesignaltoincreasevery
quickly.Advancedwarninginthissituationmaybereduced.
. StationaryRadarconcealedbythecrestofahillaimedinyour
direction.
Radarsignalstravelinastraightlineanddonotpassthrough
earth.Consequently,policeRadaraimedatthecrestofasteep 
Post-WarrantyService
Thefollowingarrangementsapplyiftheone-yearwarranty
periodhasexpiredoryouarenotabletoprovideacopyof
yourdatedsalesreceiptindicatingpurchasewithinthelast
twelvemonths.
. ReturnyourunittotheappropriateaddressunderWarranty
Serviceandfollowstepsthrough(b)outlinedinthatsection.
. Encloseacheckwithyourunitfor$  or$  Canadianto
coverinspectionandpostagereturn.

RadarReceiverFrequencies:. z(XBand),. z
(KBand),. zto. z(SuperWidebandKa)
OperatingTemperatures:-°to ° (-°to°)
PowerSupplyRequirements:. Volts, mA(ifoperating
froma powercord;seeAccessories,below)
RadarAntennaType:PatentedDiecastHornwithIntegrated
TransitiontoMicrostripMixer
MaximumDimensions:."() ."() . "()
Weight:. ounces
 reservestherighttoincorporatedesignimprovements
whichmaynotbereflectedinthespecificationslistedinthisowner’smanual.

Ifyourequireanyadditionalaccessories,replacementacces-
soriesoranyaccessorywhichisnotincludedwithyourunit,
calltoorderorformoreinformationMondaytoFriday, –
  .(Seetheaccessorieslistonpage23.)
- -- 
- - - 

Toensuremaximumbenefitfromyour Cordless,
pleasereadallinstructionsbeforeoperatingyourunit.
Remember,owningaRadardetectordoesnotgiveyoua
licensetospeed.AlertsfromaRadardetectorserveasan
effectiveremindertocheckyourspeed.Lawsvarythrough-
outNorthAmericagoverningtheuseofaRadardetector.Itis
yourresponsibilitytofollowtheselaws.
   
Aregulatedswitchmodeandenergyconservingcircuitry
ensurefullsensitivitytoRadarandLaserovertheentire
batterylife.
  
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)
 Cordlessdetectsencodedsignalsfromsws™
transmittersandprovidesdistinctalertsfor:Highway
Construction/Maintenance,HighwayHazardZones,Weather
RelatedHazards,Emergency/SlowMovingVehiclesand
Travel/ConvenienceInformation.
Foracompletedescriptionofsws™audioandvisual
alerts,seepage .
- Guard®Alert
 Cordlessfeaturesvg-2Guard®Alert,whichprovides
analerttothetotheInterceptorvg-2(RadarDetector
Detector).
Foracompletedescriptionofthevg-2Guard®audio/visual
alert,seepage.
   
 Cordlessincludesapocketreflectorandan
earphonespeaker—makingitidealformotorcycleuse.
(Seepage.)
   
ProfileofFeatures l page
Pre-OperatingInstructions
BatteryInstallation l page
AutoShut-Off l page
LowBatteryWarning
l page
DescriptionofFeatures
Power-UpTestSequence l page
TutorialMode
l page
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections l page
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
l page
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
l page
 (Dim/Dark)Button l page
 (AudioMute)Button
l page
 (City/Highway)Button
l page
ResettoFactorySettings
l page
SelectableFeatures
EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode l page
Installation
GeneralGuidelines
l page
UnderstandingRadar,Laserandsws™
l page
InterpretationofAlerts
RadarAlerts
l page
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
l page
LaserAlerts
l page
vg-2Guard®Alert l page
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)Alerts
l page
PerformanceVerification
l page
Troubleshooting
l page
ConsumerWarranty
l page
Service
WarrantyService l page
Post-WarrantyService
l page
Specifications l page
Accessories
l page
InstructionsforMotorcycleMounting l page
.  (Dim/Dark)Button:providesdimordarksettingsof
the displayfordiscreetnighttravel.Audioalertsarenot
affectedbythismode.
.  (AudioMute)Button:providesautomaticandmanual
mutingofX,K,SuperWidebandKaRadar,Laserandsws™
alerts.
.  (City/Highway)Button:minimizesunwantedXband
Radaralertswithoutreducingsensitivity.
. AntennaOpening:Radarsignalsarereceivedbyapatented
diecastantennawithintegratedtransitiontomicrostripmixer.
. LaserOpticalSensors:collectLasersignalsfrominfrontand
behind.
. AudioAlertSpeaker:allaudiblealertsareemittedfrom
thislocation.
. ExternalEarphoneSpeakerJack:earphonespeakeris
connectedatthislocation.
. PowerJack:canbeusedtoinsertapowercord,making
 Cordlessoperablefromyourcigarettelightersocket.
(SeeAccessories,page)
- 
BatteryInstallation
 Cordlesshasbeenpackagedwithtwo alkaline
batteriestogetyoustarted.Weadvisethatyouuseonly
alkalinebatteriestoensuretopperformance.Othertypes
maynotprovidesufficientpoweroutputtooperate
 Cordless.
Caution—donotleave Cordlessindirectsunlight.
Exposuretoextremeheatcandamageboththebatteryand
unit.Warrantywillbevoid.
Toinstallthebattery:
. Withtheunit,removethecompartmentcoveronthe
undersideoftheunitbypressingontheraiseddotsand
pushingoutwards.
InstaclearisaregisteredtrademarkoftheFordMotorCompany.
ElectriClearisaregisteredTrademarkofLibbey,Owens,Ford,andDelco-Remy.
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. Slidethevisorclipontothetopofthedetectoruntilitsnaps
intoplace.Clipthedetectortotheedgeofthesunvisornearest
thewindshield.
WindshieldMounting(NotrecommendedforMotorcycleuse)
1. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Cleantheselectedwindshieldarea,positionthesuction-cup
mountonthewindshield,andpressfirmlyoneachsuction
cuptosecureitinplace.
3. Useascrewdriverorasmallcointoadjustthesuction-cup
mountuntilthebaseplateislevel.
. Slidedetectorontobaseplateuntilitsnapsintoplace.
Note—somevehicleshaveaplasticcoatingontheinsideofthe
windshielddesignedtoprotectoccupantsincaseofanaccident.
Useofthewindshieldbracketonthistypeofwindshieldcan
permanentlymarkthesurface.Checkwithyourdealerifyou
areunsurewhetheryourvehicleisequippedwiththistypeof
windshield.
hill cannotbereceiveduntilyouareatornearthetop.
Warningtimemaybeminimal(asinsituation#2)sincea
strongsignalisnotpresentuntilyouarenearthecrestofthe
hill.Atthispoint,youmaybenearlyinthepoliceofficer’s
lineofsight.Whencrestingahill,aweakinitialalertfollowed
veryquicklybyafullalertistypical.Thisalertpatternrequires
promptattention.
.MovingRadarbehindyou,travelinginthesamedirection.
PoliceRadarsignalstransmittedfrombehindyourvehiclecan
bereceivedwhenreflectedbyobjectsinfrontofyousuchas
largesigns,bridgesandtrucks.Asyoudrive,thesizeandcon-
figurationoftheseobjectsareconstantlychangingcausingthe
strengthofanyreflectedRadarsignalreceivedtovary.Astrong,
uninterruptedalertindicatesthepatrolcarisclosebehind.
Instant-OnRadar
Ifyouarethetargetvehicle,analertcausedbyinstant-onRadar
willbestrongandimmediate.Whenencountered,yourunit
respondswithathreesecondaudio/visualinstant-onwarning.
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
Ideally,aRadardetectorshouldonlyalertinthepresenceof
policeRadar.However,becauseotherdevicesshareXband
withpoliceRadar,falsealertssometimesoccur.Generally,a
falsesignalproducesonlyashortaudioandvisualalert.Since
theyaremostoftenweak,itispossibletodriveoutofthe
signal’srangeveryquicklyandreceiveonlyabriefalert.
Althoughmanytimestheprobablesourceofthefalsesignal
canbeidentified(supermarket,bank,commercialbuilding,
. Adiagramindicatingplacementofeachbatteryappearsat
thebottomofthecompartment.Gentlypressthebatteries
downintoplace.
. Replacethebatterycompartmentlid.
AutoShut-Off
Toconservebatterylife,ifnoalertsorbuttonactivationsoccur
forapproximatelyonehour,theautoshut-offfeaturewill
engage.Anobtrusive, secondaudio/visualwarningandan
additional5secondvisualwarningwillconfirmtheunitis
abouttoshutoff.Todefeatautoshut-off,pressanybutton
duringthis8secondwarning.
LowBatteryWarning
Threewarningsalertyouasbatterypowerdiminishes.The
levelofbatteryliferemainingisconfirmedbythefollowing:
. ‒ hoursbatteryliferemaining:the“”(battery) flashes
oncefollowedbythegreen“” oramber“” flashing
threetimes.Thisflashingpatternwillcontinuefortwohours.
. Lessthanhoursbatteryliferemaining:thegreen“”
oramber“” flashesoncefollowedbythered“”
flashingthreetimes.
. Finalwarning:red“” flashescontinuouslycoupledwith
aloud,obtrusiveaudiblewarning,confirminganewbattery
isrequired.
Pleasenote—weadviseyoutake Cordlessindoors
afteruseduringcoldweather.Insomecircumstances,the“”
(battery) mayflashifthebatteryisextremelycold.Once
thebatterywarmsuphowever,thissituationwillbecorrected.
  
Power-UpTestSequence
Eachtimeyourunitisturned,alertsforLaser,K,Ka,X
andsws™(leds1–4)arepresentedbriefly,followedbythe
illuminationofthe“h”,“c”and“b”leds.Afterthissequence,
illuminationofled#1and/orled#2indicatesifSelectable
  
Featuresareengaged.(Seepage9.)Ifyourunitpresentsan
ledilluminationpatternotherthanthisstandardpower-up
testsequence,returnittobeltronicsforservicing.
Tobypassthepower-uptestsequence,pressthep/vbutton
twice.Yourunitwillbereadyforoperationafterindicating
statusofsws™(led#1)andvg-2Guard®(led#2).
TutorialMode
Thetutorialmodeallowsyoutobecomemorefamiliarwithall
audibleandvisualalerts.Toengagethismode,pressthe
and buttonssimultaneouslywhiletheunitis.The audio/
visualalertswillbepresentedslowlyinorderofLaser,K,Ka,X,
vg-2Guard
®
andsws
™
followedbytheilluminationofthe“h”,
“c”and“b”leds.Afterthetutorialmode,yourunitwillbeon.
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections
Anytimeyourunitisturned orthebatteriesare
removed,allfeaturesettingsareretainedintheunit’smemory.
Memoryretentioneliminatestheneedtoresetyourpreferred
featuresettingseachtimeyourunitisturnedoffandthen
back.
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
Onceyour Cordlessisreceivingpower,theaudio
levelcanbeadjustedbycontinuingtopressthe⁄ button
down.Asyouheartheaudiolevelchange,thenumerals
,  ,    provideavisualreferenceoftheaudiolevel.
Toreversethedirectioninwhichtheaudiolevelcycles,
brieflyrelease,thenreactivatethe⁄ button.
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
ThistypeofsignalappearssuddenlywhenaRadarunitis
“triggered”.Theinstant-onalertconsistsofanintense,three
second,X,KorSuperWidebandKaaudio“burst”,coupled
withthe“ramping”illumination(–)ofthe4-leddisplay.
 (Dim/Dark)Button
The buttonallowsselectionofadimordarksettingfor
allleds.Toengagedimmode,pressthedrkbuttononce.
Asingle“beep”confirmsyourselection.Tocompletelycancel
theilluminationofallleds,pressdrkasecondtime.You’ll
 

  
.⁄ (Power/Volume)Button:pressing⁄ brieflywillturn
theunit.Continuingtopressthe⁄ buttonwillcausethe
audioleveltocycle.
. (HighwayMode)Indicator:green“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandinhighwaymode.
. (CityMode)Indicator:amber“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandincitymode.
. (LowBattery)Indicator:red“”flashesinanalternating
patternwitheither“”or“”confirmingbatterypowerislow.
. (Laser)Indicator:red“”flashestoconfirmdetection
ofLasersignals.
. K/Ka/XVisualAlerts:theRadarbandreceivedisconfirmed
bytheflashingoftheappropriateletter.
. 4-ledDisplay:thenumerals, ,  and flashlefttorightto
confirmthestrengthofRadarsignals.Differentalertpatterns
confirmdetectionofLaser,SafetyWarningSystem®and
vg-2signals.

.  willinnoeventbeliableforanyconsequential,
incidental,indirectorspecialdamages(including,
butnotlimitedto,lostprofits)arisingoutoforinconnection
withtheuse,misuse,orfunctionoftheunit.Somestatesdo
notallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconse-
quentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusionmay
notapplytoyou.
. Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumay
alsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
. Youmustprovideacopyofadatedsalesreceiptforyourunit
inordertoreceiveserviceunderwarranty.

WarrantyService
Ifyoufeelyourdetectorisnotfunctioningproperlyplease
reviewthismanual,particularlythesectiononPerformance
Verification.Ifyoustillfeelserviceisrequired,pleasefollow
theinstructionsbelow.
. Toobtainserviceduringtheone-yearwarrantyperiod,
pleasecalltheappropriatenumberbelowtoobtainan
RAnumberandshippinginstructions.Rememberto
returnyourdetectorpostagepaid,insuredandinsuitable
packaging.
- -- 
- - - 
. Foryourownprotection,obtainaproofofdeliveryreceipt.
Shippingcostsareyourresponsibility.
. Enclosewithyourunitthefollowinginformation:
(a)Yourname,completereturnaddressandwrittendescrip-
tionoftheproblem.(No..  please.)
(b)Atelephonenumberwhereyoucanbereachedduring
regularbusinesshours.
(c)Acopyofyourdatedsalesreceipt.
 
ExternalSpeaker
Thejack locatedclosesttothecontrolpaneloftheunitis
usedtoconnecttheexternalearphonespeaker.Theearphone
speakerismountedinsideyourhelmetandwillensureyou
hearallaudiblealerts.
Note:ifyouchoosetouseapowercordwithyourunit
(seeaccessories,page23)youmustfirstremovethebatteries.
Thisactionwillpreventdamagetotheunit.
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Cordless
RADAR/LASER/SAFETY DETECTOR
2-AA BATTERY OPERATION
X/K/SUPER WIDEBAND Ka DETECTION
TOTAL TRACKING LASER™(TTL™)
VG-2 GUARD®ALERT
SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM™(SWS™)
MODEL 946
sourcesarefrequentlyencounteredinurbanandsuburban
areas,makinguseofthismodeidealintheseareas.
Pressingthe buttononceengagesthe modewhich
isconfirmedbytheflashingambercity labeled“”anda
singleaudio“beep”. Pressingthe buttonasecondtime
returnsyoutohighwaymode;asingle“beep”willconfirm
thisselection.Onceengaged,weakXbandsignalsencountered
willproducenoaudiblealertuntilthesignalstrengthreaches
apresetlevel.However,visualalertsareprocessedtheinstant
anXbandsignalisdetected,keepingyouquietlyinformed.
Sincemost“false”Xbandsignalsareweak,theuseofthe
modeallowsyoutodriveoutoftheirrangebeforetheyreach
thepresetlevelandtriggerafullaudioalert.Incontrast,
signalsfromXbandtrafficRadararegenerallystrongerand
willexceedthepresetlevel,causingafullXbandaudioalert.
Activatingthe modewillnotchangeSuperWideband
Ka,Korinstant-onXbandRadaralertpatterns.
Note—thectymodehasnoeffectonthereceptionofLaser,
sws™orvg-2signals.
ResettoFactorySettings
Youcanresetyourunittofactorysettingsforvolume,,
, andSelectableFeatures.Withtheunit,press
andholdtheaudandctybuttonssimultaneously,thenpress
the/button.Yourunitisnow andreadyforoperation.
  
SafetyWarningSystem™and-Guard®Alertarefeatures
thatmaybeselected or,dependinguponyourprefer-
ence.Theseselectablefeaturesarereferencedusings#
and#.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromsws™transmitters
andprovideaudio/visualwarnings.Factorysettingis.
- Guard®Alert— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromInterceptorvg-2
transmitters,providingimmunitytodetection.Factorysetting
is.
 ,   ™
ThreeRadarFrequencies
Threemicrowavefrequencieshavebeenallocatedbythe
(FederalCommunicationsCommission)andareusedfor
trafficRadar.Theyare:
Xband:. z
Kband:. z
SuperWidebandKa:. zto. z
BothXandKbandsarewellknowntomotoristswhohave
traveledwithRadardetectors.IntroducedfirstwasXband
Radarwhichbecamecommonduringthes.Inthemid
sthelowerpowered,moredifficulttodetectKbandRadar
wasintroduced.In , approvalwasgivenforRadar
equipmentusingathirdfrequency,Ka.Inresponsetothis,
 introducedthefirstRadardetectorscapableof
detectingX,KandKabandsignals.Inlate, approval
wasgiventoWidebandKa:. zto. z.Onceagain,
 respondedwithWidebandKadetection.Today,
CordlessdetectsthecompleteSuperWidebandKafrequency
allottedforpolicemonitoring—. to. z.
TotalTrackingLaser™(ttl™)
UnlikeRadarsignals,whicharehighlyreflective,Lasersignals
haveverypoorreflectivecharacteristics.Manyoftoday’sLaser
detectorsdonothavethehighsensitivitynecessarytodetect
Laserwithinalarge“fieldofview”. Your Cordless
incorporates’snumberoneratedLaserdetection.Twin
LaserportsdetectenergyfaroutsidethemainLaserbeam—
includingoff-axissignals—providingthelargestachievable
°“fieldofview”. Thealertsreceivedbyyourunitarethe
samewhethertheyarereceivedfromthefrontorrear.
Note—theuseofthepocketreflectorwillprovidefrontLaser
detectiononly.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)—Whatisit?
TheRadioAssociationDefendingAirwaveRights,Inc.
(.....)conceivedanddevelopedtheSafetyWarning
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)Alerts
WiththeSafetyWarningSystem™featureonandansws™
transmitterinuse,yourdetectorwillprovideaunique,3-second
“beep”followedbyclicking,coupledwiththeflashingofthe
appropriateledinthe4-leddisplay.Toselectsws™onor
off,seeSelectableFeatures,page.
 #confirmsHighwayConstruction/Maintenanceahead
 #confirmsHighwayHazardZoneAdvisorywhichcould
indicateanaccidentahead
 #confirmsWeatherRelatedHazardssuchasfogahead
 #confirmsEmergency/SlowMovingVehiclesintransit
Whenonlythesws™audiowarningisprovided,thecategory
referencedisTravel/ConvenienceInformationorthecategory
isunknown
 
ConditionsthatAffectRadarAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotalertingproperly,keepinmindthat
therearemanyconditionsthatinfluencetheintensityor
durationofanalert:
. Thepoliceareusinginstant-on/pulsedRadar,inwhichcase
nosignalistransmitteduntilvisualcontacthasbeenmade
withyourvehicle.Fordetectionofthissignal,youmustrely
onreflectedsignalsfromRadardirectedattraffictraveling
aheadofyou.
. ThepoliceRadarunitispositionedperpendiculartotheroad,
aroundacurve,orjustoverthecrestofahill,thus,significantly
reducingthereceptionrange.
. ThehighwaytrafficbetweenyourvehicleandthepoliceRadar
sourceisheavy.Thisblocks/reflectstransmittedsignals.The
presenceofseverallargetrucksbetweenyouandthepolice
Radarunitcouldalsosignificantlyreducereception.
. Rainorhumidweatherconditionscanabsorbtransmitted
signalsbeforetheyreachyourvehicle,againreducingdetection
range.
. ThepoliceRadarunitisnotproperlytunedandistransmitting
outsidetheX,KorSuperWidebandKafrequencyranges.
ConditionsthatAffectLaserAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotproperlyalertingtothepresenceof
Lasersignals,keepinmindthatrain,fog,highhumidityand
otherweatherconditionscanaffecttherangethattheLaser
beamcanbedetected.
 
SolutionsforCommonProblems
Ifyour Cordlessisnotoperatingproperly,please
refertotheoutlinebelow.
Problem PossibleCause Corrective Procedure
Unitnot Batteriesrequire replacebatteries
receivingpower replacement
“Poordetection Antenna/lensopening Repositionunitwith
range” partiallyblocked unobstructedviewof
roadaheadandbehind.
Radarsignalsunableto Determinewhether
passthroughwindshield yourvehiclehasa
“heatedwindshield”
knownasInstaclear®
orElectriClear®,or
iscoveredwitha
metallicsunscreen.
Erraticorfrequent Highconcentrationof Use mode
alerts non-policeXbandsources
Reviewsectioninthis
manualonPerformance
Verification
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darkmode
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MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES INCLUDED

noticethe“”or“”indicatorremainsdimtoconfirmyour
unitisreceivingpower.Toreturntoafullbrightsetting,
pressthedrkbuttonathirdtime;two“beeps”confirmthis
selection.Useofthedrkbuttondoesnotaffectaudioalerts.
Important—ifyoupressthethe buttonanddonotreceive
audibleconfirmation,theaudiolevelhasbeensettoolow.
 (AudioMute)Button(Radar,Laserandsws™)
ContinuousAudioAlertPattern
Yourunithasbeenpresetatthefactorytoprovidecontinuous
audioalertsatyourselectedaudiolevel.Thisstandardsetting
isoftenpreferredwhenbackgroundnoiseinavehicleisloud.
AutomaticMuteAudioAlertPattern
Toengageautomaticmuting,pressthe buttononce
whentheunitisreceivingnoalerts.Asingle“beep”confirms
automaticmutemodehasbeenengaged.Thealertpattern
whenthismodeisactivated,consistsofaninitialaudiowarning
atyourselectedaudiolevelfollowedbycontinuedwarningata
loweraudiolevel.Ifanewsignalisdetectedwithin5secondsof
thepreviouslydetectedsignal,whileinautomaticmutemode,
onlythelowerlevelaudiowarningwillbeheard.Theautomatic
mutemodeenablesyoutoconvenientlymonitorextended
encounterswithouthavingtomanuallymuteoradjustthe
volumesetting.Toreturntothecontinuousaudioalertpattern,
pressthe buttonasecondtime(providingnoalertsare
beingdetected).Two“beeps”confirmyouhavecancelledauto-
maticmutemode.
ManualMutingofAudioAlerts
Regardlessofthe modeselected(continuousorautomatic
mute),theaudioalertscanbecompletelymutedbypressing
the buttonduringanalert.Oncethealerthaspassed,the
unitwillreverttothepreviousaudsetting.
 (City/Highway)Button
The modehasbeendesignedtoeffectivelyreduceun-
wantedaudioalertscausedbyintrusionalarms,dooropeners,
andotherdeviceswhichshareXbandwithpoliceRadar—
withoutreducingsensitivity.Signalsfromnon-policeRadar

etc.),cautionisadviseduntilthesourcecanbeconfirmed.
TheXbandalertpatterncausedbyanon-policesourcecan
lookliketheinitialalertproducedbyactualpoliceRadar.For
thisreasonappropriateactionisrequiredanytimeanalert
isreceived.
LaserAlerts
WhenLaserisdetected,the4-leddisplaywill“ramp”from
righttoleft(oppositepatternfromthatofRadardetection).
Thisilluminationpatternoccursrapidlyandiscoupledwith
theflashingoftheredLaser ()andtheLaseraudioalert.
IfavehicleisalongdistancefromthesourceofLaserpulses,
fewerpulseswillgenerallybereceived.Thecloserthevehicle
istothesourceofLaserpulses,thegreaterthelikelihoodof
receivingasteadystreamofLaserpulses.Thereasonforthis
istheaimingstabilityoftheLasergunandthefactthatitis
impossibletoholdthegunabsolutelystill.Anymovementof
thegunresultsinmotionofthebeamatthetarget.Thefurther
thetarget,thegreaterthedisplacementofthebeamandthe
shorterthedwelltimeofthebeamatthetargetpoint.There-
fore,thereisthepossibilityofreceivingonlyafewLaserpulses.
Duetothesecharacteristics,allLaseralertsreceivedfrom
yourunitshouldbetakenseriously.
vg-2Guard®Alert
WheneveryourexpressCordlessdetectssignalsfromthe
Interceptorvg-2(RadarDetectorDetector),thevg-2Guard®
Featurealerts(vg-2Guard®mustbeselectedoninSelectable
Features,seepage9).Adistinct,3-secondaudiowarning
coupledwiththeflashingofthefirstandfourthledsinthe4-
leddisplayconfirmactivationofthevg-2Guard®. Theled
flashingcontinuesforaslongasvg-2Guard®isactivated.
Duringthevg-2alertyourunitdoesnotdetectRadarorsws™
signals.However,thepresenceoftheInterceptorvg-2indi-
catesthattrafficisbeingmonitoredandyourspeedshouldbe
adjustedaccordingly.
Note—activationof- Guard®doesnotaffectdetectionof
Lasersignals. 
Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourunitthatisnotcovered
inthepreviousoutlinepleasecall,MondaytoFriday, –
  ,forassistance:
- -- 
- - - 
 
Limited1-YearWarranty
. Thiswarrantycoversalldefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship.
Thiswarrantydoesnotapplyiftheunithasbeensubjectto
physicalabuse,improperinstallation,modification,orifthe
housingorserialnumberoftheunithasbeenremoved.
. beltronicsmanufacturesitsproductsusingpartsand
componentswhichareneworequivalenttonewin
accordancewithindustrystandardpractices.
. Theenforceabilityofthiswarrantyislimitedtotheoriginal
consumerpurchaserandisnottransferableto,orenforceable
by,anysubsequentowner.
. Intheeventofadefect,malfunctionorotherfailuretoconform
tothiswarranty, will,atitssolediscretion,
repairorreplacetheunitatnocharge.Youareresponsible
forallshippingcostsinconnectionwithwarrantyservice
pursuanttothiswarranty.
. Thiswarrantycommencesonthedateofretailpurchaseand
shallbeeffectiveforaperiodofoneyear.
. Therearenoexpresswarrantiescoveringtheunitotherthan
thosesetforthinthiswarranty.Allimpliedwarrantiesare
limitedtotheone-yearperiodofthiswarrantyandnowar-
ranties,expressedorimplied,extendbeyondthisone-year
period.Somestatesdonotallowlimitationonhowlongan
impliedwarrantylasts,sotheabovelimitationmaynotapply
toyou.


  
   
SuctionCupKit()-  .  .
StraightPowerCord(') -  .  .
CoiledPowerCord(') -  . .
PowerCordFuses()-  .  .
Hook&LoopFastener -  .  .
VisorClip&Bracket -  .  .
WindshieldMountingBracket -  . .
PocketReflector -   .  .
EarphoneSpeaker -   . .
ProtectiveTravelCase - . .
Owner’sManual  ⁄ ⁄

Pricessubjecttochange Shippingandhandlingextra
   
Note— Cordlessisnotwaterproof—exposureto
watermaycausedamage.Pleaseremembertoprotectyour
unitfromtheelements.
PocketReflector
. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Positionthereflectorontotheunitasperthediagramand
slidethereflectorontothedetectoruntilitsnapsintoplace.
. Placethedetectorinpocketaspictured.
Note—useofthepocketreflectorprovidesfrontLaserdetection
only. 
System™ . Theconceptbehindthissystemistowarnmotorists
ofpotentialroadhazardsbyemployingSafetyWarningSystem™
transmittingdevicesinareassuchasconstructionzones,
accidentssitesanddetours.Becausethesesws™transmitters
operatewithinthe zportionoftheKbandfrequency,
theirsignalsaredetectedbyyour Cordless.
  
RadarAlerts
Thealertsprovidedbyyourunitareaffectedbothbythetype
oftransmission(continuouswaveorinstant-on),andthe
positionoftheRadarsource.Generally,whenyoudrivecloser
toaRadarsource,theintensityofthereceivedsignalincreases,
resultingintheflashingofahighernumberinthe- dis-
playandacorrespondingincreaseintheaudioalertrate.
DescribedbelowarefivecommontypesofRadarencounters
andthealertsyouwilltypicallyreceive.
Note–duringtheinitialthreesecondsofanalert,the
willilluminatesolidtoprovideclearindicationofthealert
receivedbeforeenteringflashingmode.
.StationaryormovingRadar,straightaheadaimedinyour
direction.
SinceRadarsignalstravelinastraightline,thisRadar
encounterpotentiallyoffersmaximumwarningrange.Once
thesignalisreceived,theinitialwarningconsistsoftheX,
KorSuperWidebandKaaudioandvisualalertsandthe
simultaneousflashingofdigit#1ordigit#2inthe4-leddisplay.
Theactualdigitdisplayedwilldependuponthestrengthof 
. Consideroccupantsafetywhenselectingamountinglocation.
Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbehazardousin
caseofanaccident.
. Foroptimumdetection,positionyourunitwithaclear,
unobstructedviewoftheroadfromthefrontandrear.
. Donotallowtheunittomakecontactwiththewindshield.
Thiswilleliminateunnecessaryvibration.
. Avoidplacingyourunitindirectsunlight.Duringthesummer,
interiortemperaturesofanenclosedvehiclecansometimes
reachtemperaturesthatwillcauseprematureagingoftheunit.
. Yourdetectorisnotwaterproof;exposuretowatermaycause
damage.
DashMounting
. Selectanareathatisrelativelylevel,cleananddry.Adherethe
softportionoftheenclosedhookandloopfastenertothisarea
andthecorrespondinghardportiontothebottomofyourunit.
. Fastenunittodashbyplacinghookandlooppiecestogether.
BracketAssembly
. Thevisorclipisfully
assembled.Toassemble
thewindshieldbracket,
followthisdiagram.
VisorMounting
(Notrecommendedfor
Motorcycleuse)
. Removethedetector’s
coverbypressingontheraiseddotsandpushing
outward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.

EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode
1. Withtheunit,pressandholdthe button,thenpress
the⁄ button.TheamberX willilluminateandashort
“beep”willsound.
2. Immediatelyafterthe“beep”, led# willshowthestatusof
thesws™selectablefeature.Toselectled#(- Guard®),
pressthe button.Usethe buttontotogglebetween
thetwos.
3. Ifilluminationoftheselectedledissolid,featureis,but
maybecanceledbypressingthe button.Two“beeps”
willsound,confirmingfeatureis.
4. Iftheselected isflashing,thefeatureis,butmaybe
activatedbypressingthe button.Asingle“beep”and
solidilluminationwillconfirmthefeatureis.
5. Pressthep/vbuttontoretainyournewsettingsforselectable
features.Two“beeps”willconfirmthatyouhaveexitedfrom
selectablefeatures.Yourunitwillbe andreadyfor
operation.

GeneralGuidelines
Donotmountyourunitdirectlybehindwindshieldwipersor
mirroredsunscreenswhichblockRadarandLasersignals
andsubstantiallyreducewarningrange.Unlike“aftermarket”
mirroredsun-screens,regulartintedglassdoesnotaffect
Radarreception.
Radarsignalsarealsoreflectedbythe“heatedwindshields”
knownasInstaclear®andElectriClear®availableasanoption
onsomevehicles.Thistypeofwindshieldmakesanydash,
visororwindshieldmounteddetectorineffective.(Ifin
doubt,checkwithanappropriatedealershiptoseeifthis
appliestoyourvehicle.)
Toachieveoptimumperformance,regardlessofwhich
mountingpositionyouchoose,followthesebasicstepsonthe
followingpage:

thesignalreceived.AsthestrengthoftheRadarsignal
increases,theaudioalertbecomesmorerapidandtheflashing
ofdigit#3or#4ortheflashingofallleds(lefttoright)will
occur.Thisindicatesamaximumsignalstrength.Assuming
theRadarsignalremainsuninterrupted,theaudibleandvisual
alertswillclearlyindicatea“weak”signalbecomingstronger
asyoudriveclosertotheRadarsource.Remember,whenthe
policeRadarsourceismovingtowardyou,theRadarsignal
strengthwillincreasemuchmorerapidlythanifyou
areapproachingastationarysource.
.StationaryRadaraimedaroundacorner
Underthiscircumstance,reactiontimeisconsiderably
reduced.SincetheRadarsignalsaretransmittedacrossyour
lineoftravel,thereisgenerallynosignalavailabletoreceive
untilyouarerelativelyclosetothesource.Onceanalertis
received,expectthestrengthofthesignaltoincreasevery
quickly.Advancedwarninginthissituationmaybereduced.
. StationaryRadarconcealedbythecrestofahillaimedinyour
direction.
Radarsignalstravelinastraightlineanddonotpassthrough
earth.Consequently,policeRadaraimedatthecrestofasteep 
Post-WarrantyService
Thefollowingarrangementsapplyiftheone-yearwarranty
periodhasexpiredoryouarenotabletoprovideacopyof
yourdatedsalesreceiptindicatingpurchasewithinthelast
twelvemonths.
. ReturnyourunittotheappropriateaddressunderWarranty
Serviceandfollowstepsthrough(b)outlinedinthatsection.
. Encloseacheckwithyourunitfor$  or$  Canadianto
coverinspectionandpostagereturn.

RadarReceiverFrequencies:. z(XBand),. z
(KBand),. zto. z(SuperWidebandKa)
OperatingTemperatures:-°to ° (-°to°)
PowerSupplyRequirements:. Volts, mA(ifoperating
froma powercord;seeAccessories,below)
RadarAntennaType:PatentedDiecastHornwithIntegrated
TransitiontoMicrostripMixer
MaximumDimensions:."() ."() . "()
Weight:. ounces
 reservestherighttoincorporatedesignimprovements
whichmaynotbereflectedinthespecificationslistedinthisowner’smanual.

Ifyourequireanyadditionalaccessories,replacementacces-
soriesoranyaccessorywhichisnotincludedwithyourunit,
calltoorderorformoreinformationMondaytoFriday, –
  .(Seetheaccessorieslistonpage23.)
- -- 
- - - 

Toensuremaximumbenefitfromyour Cordless,
pleasereadallinstructionsbeforeoperatingyourunit.
Remember,owningaRadardetectordoesnotgiveyoua
licensetospeed.AlertsfromaRadardetectorserveasan
effectiveremindertocheckyourspeed.Lawsvarythrough-
outNorthAmericagoverningtheuseofaRadardetector.Itis
yourresponsibilitytofollowtheselaws.
   
Aregulatedswitchmodeandenergyconservingcircuitry
ensurefullsensitivitytoRadarandLaserovertheentire
batterylife.
  
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)
 Cordlessdetectsencodedsignalsfromsws™
transmittersandprovidesdistinctalertsfor:Highway
Construction/Maintenance,HighwayHazardZones,Weather
RelatedHazards,Emergency/SlowMovingVehiclesand
Travel/ConvenienceInformation.
Foracompletedescriptionofsws™audioandvisual
alerts,seepage .
- Guard®Alert
 Cordlessfeaturesvg-2Guard®Alert,whichprovides
analerttothetotheInterceptorvg-2(RadarDetector
Detector).
Foracompletedescriptionofthevg-2Guard®audio/visual
alert,seepage.
   
 Cordlessincludesapocketreflectorandan
earphonespeaker—makingitidealformotorcycleuse.
(Seepage.)
   
ProfileofFeatures l page
Pre-OperatingInstructions
BatteryInstallation l page
AutoShut-Off l page
LowBatteryWarning
l page
DescriptionofFeatures
Power-UpTestSequence l page
TutorialMode
l page
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections l page
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
l page
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
l page
 (Dim/Dark)Button l page
 (AudioMute)Button
l page
 (City/Highway)Button
l page
ResettoFactorySettings
l page
SelectableFeatures
EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode l page
Installation
GeneralGuidelines
l page
UnderstandingRadar,Laserandsws™
l page
InterpretationofAlerts
RadarAlerts
l page
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
l page
LaserAlerts
l page
vg-2Guard®Alert l page
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)Alerts
l page
PerformanceVerification
l page
Troubleshooting
l page
ConsumerWarranty
l page
Service
WarrantyService l page
Post-WarrantyService
l page
Specifications l page
Accessories
l page
InstructionsforMotorcycleMounting l page
.  (Dim/Dark)Button:providesdimordarksettingsof
the displayfordiscreetnighttravel.Audioalertsarenot
affectedbythismode.
.  (AudioMute)Button:providesautomaticandmanual
mutingofX,K,SuperWidebandKaRadar,Laserandsws™
alerts.
.  (City/Highway)Button:minimizesunwantedXband
Radaralertswithoutreducingsensitivity.
. AntennaOpening:Radarsignalsarereceivedbyapatented
diecastantennawithintegratedtransitiontomicrostripmixer.
. LaserOpticalSensors:collectLasersignalsfrominfrontand
behind.
. AudioAlertSpeaker:allaudiblealertsareemittedfrom
thislocation.
. ExternalEarphoneSpeakerJack:earphonespeakeris
connectedatthislocation.
. PowerJack:canbeusedtoinsertapowercord,making
 Cordlessoperablefromyourcigarettelightersocket.
(SeeAccessories,page)
- 
BatteryInstallation
 Cordlesshasbeenpackagedwithtwo alkaline
batteriestogetyoustarted.Weadvisethatyouuseonly
alkalinebatteriestoensuretopperformance.Othertypes
maynotprovidesufficientpoweroutputtooperate
 Cordless.
Caution—donotleave Cordlessindirectsunlight.
Exposuretoextremeheatcandamageboththebatteryand
unit.Warrantywillbevoid.
Toinstallthebattery:
. Withtheunit,removethecompartmentcoveronthe
undersideoftheunitbypressingontheraiseddotsand
pushingoutwards.
InstaclearisaregisteredtrademarkoftheFordMotorCompany.
ElectriClearisaregisteredTrademarkofLibbey,Owens,Ford,andDelco-Remy.
q

noticethe“”or“”indicatorremainsdimtoconfirmyour
unitisreceivingpower.Toreturntoafullbrightsetting,
pressthedrkbuttonathirdtime;two“beeps”confirmthis
selection.Useofthedrkbuttondoesnotaffectaudioalerts.
Important—ifyoupressthethe buttonanddonotreceive
audibleconfirmation,theaudiolevelhasbeensettoolow.
 (AudioMute)Button(Radar,Laserandsws™)
ContinuousAudioAlertPattern
Yourunithasbeenpresetatthefactorytoprovidecontinuous
audioalertsatyourselectedaudiolevel.Thisstandardsetting
isoftenpreferredwhenbackgroundnoiseinavehicleisloud.
AutomaticMuteAudioAlertPattern
Toengageautomaticmuting,pressthe buttononce
whentheunitisreceivingnoalerts.Asingle“beep”confirms
automaticmutemodehasbeenengaged.Thealertpattern
whenthismodeisactivated,consistsofaninitialaudiowarning
atyourselectedaudiolevelfollowedbycontinuedwarningata
loweraudiolevel.Ifanewsignalisdetectedwithin5secondsof
thepreviouslydetectedsignal,whileinautomaticmutemode,
onlythelowerlevelaudiowarningwillbeheard.Theautomatic
mutemodeenablesyoutoconvenientlymonitorextended
encounterswithouthavingtomanuallymuteoradjustthe
volumesetting.Toreturntothecontinuousaudioalertpattern,
pressthe buttonasecondtime(providingnoalertsare
beingdetected).Two“beeps”confirmyouhavecancelledauto-
maticmutemode.
ManualMutingofAudioAlerts
Regardlessofthe modeselected(continuousorautomatic
mute),theaudioalertscanbecompletelymutedbypressing
the buttonduringanalert.Oncethealerthaspassed,the
unitwillreverttothepreviousaudsetting.
 (City/Highway)Button
The modehasbeendesignedtoeffectivelyreduceun-
wantedaudioalertscausedbyintrusionalarms,dooropeners,
andotherdeviceswhichshareXbandwithpoliceRadar—
withoutreducingsensitivity.Signalsfromnon-policeRadar

etc.),cautionisadviseduntilthesourcecanbeconfirmed.
TheXbandalertpatterncausedbyanon-policesourcecan
lookliketheinitialalertproducedbyactualpoliceRadar.For
thisreasonappropriateactionisrequiredanytimeanalert
isreceived.
LaserAlerts
WhenLaserisdetected,the4-leddisplaywill“ramp”from
righttoleft(oppositepatternfromthatofRadardetection).
Thisilluminationpatternoccursrapidlyandiscoupledwith
theflashingoftheredLaser ()andtheLaseraudioalert.
IfavehicleisalongdistancefromthesourceofLaserpulses,
fewerpulseswillgenerallybereceived.Thecloserthevehicle
istothesourceofLaserpulses,thegreaterthelikelihoodof
receivingasteadystreamofLaserpulses.Thereasonforthis
istheaimingstabilityoftheLasergunandthefactthatitis
impossibletoholdthegunabsolutelystill.Anymovementof
thegunresultsinmotionofthebeamatthetarget.Thefurther
thetarget,thegreaterthedisplacementofthebeamandthe
shorterthedwelltimeofthebeamatthetargetpoint.There-
fore,thereisthepossibilityofreceivingonlyafewLaserpulses.
Duetothesecharacteristics,allLaseralertsreceivedfrom
yourunitshouldbetakenseriously.
vg-2Guard®Alert
WheneveryourexpressCordlessdetectssignalsfromthe
Interceptorvg-2(RadarDetectorDetector),thevg-2Guard®
Featurealerts(vg-2Guard®mustbeselectedoninSelectable
Features,seepage9).Adistinct,3-secondaudiowarning
coupledwiththeflashingofthefirstandfourthledsinthe4-
leddisplayconfirmactivationofthevg-2Guard®. Theled
flashingcontinuesforaslongasvg-2Guard®isactivated.
Duringthevg-2alertyourunitdoesnotdetectRadarorsws™
signals.However,thepresenceoftheInterceptorvg-2indi-
catesthattrafficisbeingmonitoredandyourspeedshouldbe
adjustedaccordingly.
Note—activationof- Guard®doesnotaffectdetectionof
Lasersignals. 
Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourunitthatisnotcovered
inthepreviousoutlinepleasecall,MondaytoFriday, –
  ,forassistance:
- -- 
- - - 
 
Limited1-YearWarranty
. Thiswarrantycoversalldefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship.
Thiswarrantydoesnotapplyiftheunithasbeensubjectto
physicalabuse,improperinstallation,modification,orifthe
housingorserialnumberoftheunithasbeenremoved.
. beltronicsmanufacturesitsproductsusingpartsand
componentswhichareneworequivalenttonewin
accordancewithindustrystandardpractices.
. Theenforceabilityofthiswarrantyislimitedtotheoriginal
consumerpurchaserandisnottransferableto,orenforceable
by,anysubsequentowner.
. Intheeventofadefect,malfunctionorotherfailuretoconform
tothiswarranty, will,atitssolediscretion,
repairorreplacetheunitatnocharge.Youareresponsible
forallshippingcostsinconnectionwithwarrantyservice
pursuanttothiswarranty.
. Thiswarrantycommencesonthedateofretailpurchaseand
shallbeeffectiveforaperiodofoneyear.
. Therearenoexpresswarrantiescoveringtheunitotherthan
thosesetforthinthiswarranty.Allimpliedwarrantiesare
limitedtotheone-yearperiodofthiswarrantyandnowar-
ranties,expressedorimplied,extendbeyondthisone-year
period.Somestatesdonotallowlimitationonhowlongan
impliedwarrantylasts,sotheabovelimitationmaynotapply
toyou.


  
   
SuctionCupKit()-  .  .
StraightPowerCord(') -  .  .
CoiledPowerCord(') -  . .
PowerCordFuses()-  .  .
Hook&LoopFastener -  .  .
VisorClip&Bracket -  .  .
WindshieldMountingBracket -  . .
PocketReflector -   .  .
EarphoneSpeaker -   . .
ProtectiveTravelCase - . .
Owner’sManual  ⁄ ⁄

Pricessubjecttochange Shippingandhandlingextra
   
Note— Cordlessisnotwaterproof—exposureto
watermaycausedamage.Pleaseremembertoprotectyour
unitfromtheelements.
PocketReflector
. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Positionthereflectorontotheunitasperthediagramand
slidethereflectorontothedetectoruntilitsnapsintoplace.
. Placethedetectorinpocketaspictured.
Note—useofthepocketreflectorprovidesfrontLaserdetection
only. 
System™ . Theconceptbehindthissystemistowarnmotorists
ofpotentialroadhazardsbyemployingSafetyWarningSystem™
transmittingdevicesinareassuchasconstructionzones,
accidentssitesanddetours.Becausethesesws™transmitters
operatewithinthe zportionoftheKbandfrequency,
theirsignalsaredetectedbyyour Cordless.
  
RadarAlerts
Thealertsprovidedbyyourunitareaffectedbothbythetype
oftransmission(continuouswaveorinstant-on),andthe
positionoftheRadarsource.Generally,whenyoudrivecloser
toaRadarsource,theintensityofthereceivedsignalincreases,
resultingintheflashingofahighernumberinthe- dis-
playandacorrespondingincreaseintheaudioalertrate.
DescribedbelowarefivecommontypesofRadarencounters
andthealertsyouwilltypicallyreceive.
Note–duringtheinitialthreesecondsofanalert,the
willilluminatesolidtoprovideclearindicationofthealert
receivedbeforeenteringflashingmode.
.StationaryormovingRadar,straightaheadaimedinyour
direction.
SinceRadarsignalstravelinastraightline,thisRadar
encounterpotentiallyoffersmaximumwarningrange.Once
thesignalisreceived,theinitialwarningconsistsoftheX,
KorSuperWidebandKaaudioandvisualalertsandthe
simultaneousflashingofdigit#1ordigit#2inthe4-leddisplay.
Theactualdigitdisplayedwilldependuponthestrengthof 
. Consideroccupantsafetywhenselectingamountinglocation.
Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbehazardousin
caseofanaccident.
. Foroptimumdetection,positionyourunitwithaclear,
unobstructedviewoftheroadfromthefrontandrear.
. Donotallowtheunittomakecontactwiththewindshield.
Thiswilleliminateunnecessaryvibration.
. Avoidplacingyourunitindirectsunlight.Duringthesummer,
interiortemperaturesofanenclosedvehiclecansometimes
reachtemperaturesthatwillcauseprematureagingoftheunit.
. Yourdetectorisnotwaterproof;exposuretowatermaycause
damage.
DashMounting
. Selectanareathatisrelativelylevel,cleananddry.Adherethe
softportionoftheenclosedhookandloopfastenertothisarea
andthecorrespondinghardportiontothebottomofyourunit.
. Fastenunittodashbyplacinghookandlooppiecestogether.
BracketAssembly
. Thevisorclipisfully
assembled.Toassemble
thewindshieldbracket,
followthisdiagram.
VisorMounting
(Notrecommendedfor
Motorcycleuse)
. Removethedetector’s
coverbypressingontheraiseddotsandpushing
outward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.

EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode
1. Withtheunit,pressandholdthe button,thenpress
the⁄ button.TheamberX willilluminateandashort
“beep”willsound.
2. Immediatelyafterthe“beep”, led# willshowthestatusof
thesws™selectablefeature.Toselectled#(- Guard®),
pressthe button.Usethe buttontotogglebetween
thetwos.
3. Ifilluminationoftheselectedledissolid,featureis,but
maybecanceledbypressingthe button.Two“beeps”
willsound,confirmingfeatureis.
4. Iftheselected isflashing,thefeatureis,butmaybe
activatedbypressingthe button.Asingle“beep”and
solidilluminationwillconfirmthefeatureis.
5. Pressthep/vbuttontoretainyournewsettingsforselectable
features.Two“beeps”willconfirmthatyouhaveexitedfrom
selectablefeatures.Yourunitwillbe andreadyfor
operation.

GeneralGuidelines
Donotmountyourunitdirectlybehindwindshieldwipersor
mirroredsunscreenswhichblockRadarandLasersignals
andsubstantiallyreducewarningrange.Unlike“aftermarket”
mirroredsun-screens,regulartintedglassdoesnotaffect
Radarreception.
Radarsignalsarealsoreflectedbythe“heatedwindshields”
knownasInstaclear®andElectriClear®availableasanoption
onsomevehicles.Thistypeofwindshieldmakesanydash,
visororwindshieldmounteddetectorineffective.(Ifin
doubt,checkwithanappropriatedealershiptoseeifthis
appliestoyourvehicle.)
Toachieveoptimumperformance,regardlessofwhich
mountingpositionyouchoose,followthesebasicstepsonthe
followingpage:

thesignalreceived.AsthestrengthoftheRadarsignal
increases,theaudioalertbecomesmorerapidandtheflashing
ofdigit#3or#4ortheflashingofallleds(lefttoright)will
occur.Thisindicatesamaximumsignalstrength.Assuming
theRadarsignalremainsuninterrupted,theaudibleandvisual
alertswillclearlyindicatea“weak”signalbecomingstronger
asyoudriveclosertotheRadarsource.Remember,whenthe
policeRadarsourceismovingtowardyou,theRadarsignal
strengthwillincreasemuchmorerapidlythanifyou
areapproachingastationarysource.
.StationaryRadaraimedaroundacorner
Underthiscircumstance,reactiontimeisconsiderably
reduced.SincetheRadarsignalsaretransmittedacrossyour
lineoftravel,thereisgenerallynosignalavailabletoreceive
untilyouarerelativelyclosetothesource.Onceanalertis
received,expectthestrengthofthesignaltoincreasevery
quickly.Advancedwarninginthissituationmaybereduced.
. StationaryRadarconcealedbythecrestofahillaimedinyour
direction.
Radarsignalstravelinastraightlineanddonotpassthrough
earth.Consequently,policeRadaraimedatthecrestofasteep 
Post-WarrantyService
Thefollowingarrangementsapplyiftheone-yearwarranty
periodhasexpiredoryouarenotabletoprovideacopyof
yourdatedsalesreceiptindicatingpurchasewithinthelast
twelvemonths.
. ReturnyourunittotheappropriateaddressunderWarranty
Serviceandfollowstepsthrough(b)outlinedinthatsection.
. Encloseacheckwithyourunitfor$  or$  Canadianto
coverinspectionandpostagereturn.

RadarReceiverFrequencies:. z(XBand),. z
(KBand),. zto. z(SuperWidebandKa)
OperatingTemperatures:-°to ° (-°to°)
PowerSupplyRequirements:. Volts, mA(ifoperating
froma powercord;seeAccessories,below)
RadarAntennaType:PatentedDiecastHornwithIntegrated
TransitiontoMicrostripMixer
MaximumDimensions:."() ."() . "()
Weight:. ounces
 reservestherighttoincorporatedesignimprovements
whichmaynotbereflectedinthespecificationslistedinthisowner’smanual.

Ifyourequireanyadditionalaccessories,replacementacces-
soriesoranyaccessorywhichisnotincludedwithyourunit,
calltoorderorformoreinformationMondaytoFriday, –
  .(Seetheaccessorieslistonpage23.)
- -- 
- - - 

Toensuremaximumbenefitfromyour Cordless,
pleasereadallinstructionsbeforeoperatingyourunit.
Remember,owningaRadardetectordoesnotgiveyoua
licensetospeed.AlertsfromaRadardetectorserveasan
effectiveremindertocheckyourspeed.Lawsvarythrough-
outNorthAmericagoverningtheuseofaRadardetector.Itis
yourresponsibilitytofollowtheselaws.
   
Aregulatedswitchmodeandenergyconservingcircuitry
ensurefullsensitivitytoRadarandLaserovertheentire
batterylife.
  
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)
 Cordlessdetectsencodedsignalsfromsws™
transmittersandprovidesdistinctalertsfor:Highway
Construction/Maintenance,HighwayHazardZones,Weather
RelatedHazards,Emergency/SlowMovingVehiclesand
Travel/ConvenienceInformation.
Foracompletedescriptionofsws™audioandvisual
alerts,seepage .
- Guard®Alert
 Cordlessfeaturesvg-2Guard®Alert,whichprovides
analerttothetotheInterceptorvg-2(RadarDetector
Detector).
Foracompletedescriptionofthevg-2Guard®audio/visual
alert,seepage.
   
 Cordlessincludesapocketreflectorandan
earphonespeaker—makingitidealformotorcycleuse.
(Seepage.)
   
ProfileofFeatures l page
Pre-OperatingInstructions
BatteryInstallation l page
AutoShut-Off l page
LowBatteryWarning
l page
DescriptionofFeatures
Power-UpTestSequence l page
TutorialMode
l page
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections l page
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
l page
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
l page
 (Dim/Dark)Button l page
 (AudioMute)Button
l page
 (City/Highway)Button
l page
ResettoFactorySettings
l page
SelectableFeatures
EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode l page
Installation
GeneralGuidelines
l page
UnderstandingRadar,Laserandsws™
l page
InterpretationofAlerts
RadarAlerts
l page
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
l page
LaserAlerts
l page
vg-2Guard®Alert l page
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)Alerts
l page
PerformanceVerification
l page
Troubleshooting
l page
ConsumerWarranty
l page
Service
WarrantyService l page
Post-WarrantyService
l page
Specifications l page
Accessories
l page
InstructionsforMotorcycleMounting l page
.  (Dim/Dark)Button:providesdimordarksettingsof
the displayfordiscreetnighttravel.Audioalertsarenot
affectedbythismode.
.  (AudioMute)Button:providesautomaticandmanual
mutingofX,K,SuperWidebandKaRadar,Laserandsws™
alerts.
.  (City/Highway)Button:minimizesunwantedXband
Radaralertswithoutreducingsensitivity.
. AntennaOpening:Radarsignalsarereceivedbyapatented
diecastantennawithintegratedtransitiontomicrostripmixer.
. LaserOpticalSensors:collectLasersignalsfrominfrontand
behind.
. AudioAlertSpeaker:allaudiblealertsareemittedfrom
thislocation.
. ExternalEarphoneSpeakerJack:earphonespeakeris
connectedatthislocation.
. PowerJack:canbeusedtoinsertapowercord,making
 Cordlessoperablefromyourcigarettelightersocket.
(SeeAccessories,page)
- 
BatteryInstallation
 Cordlesshasbeenpackagedwithtwo alkaline
batteriestogetyoustarted.Weadvisethatyouuseonly
alkalinebatteriestoensuretopperformance.Othertypes
maynotprovidesufficientpoweroutputtooperate
 Cordless.
Caution—donotleave Cordlessindirectsunlight.
Exposuretoextremeheatcandamageboththebatteryand
unit.Warrantywillbevoid.
Toinstallthebattery:
. Withtheunit,removethecompartmentcoveronthe
undersideoftheunitbypressingontheraiseddotsand
pushingoutwards.
InstaclearisaregisteredtrademarkoftheFordMotorCompany.
ElectriClearisaregisteredTrademarkofLibbey,Owens,Ford,andDelco-Remy.
q

. Slidethevisorclipontothetopofthedetectoruntilitsnaps
intoplace.Clipthedetectortotheedgeofthesunvisornearest
thewindshield.
WindshieldMounting(NotrecommendedforMotorcycleuse)
1. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Cleantheselectedwindshieldarea,positionthesuction-cup
mountonthewindshield,andpressfirmlyoneachsuction
cuptosecureitinplace.
3. Useascrewdriverorasmallcointoadjustthesuction-cup
mountuntilthebaseplateislevel.
. Slidedetectorontobaseplateuntilitsnapsintoplace.
Note—somevehicleshaveaplasticcoatingontheinsideofthe
windshielddesignedtoprotectoccupantsincaseofanaccident.
Useofthewindshieldbracketonthistypeofwindshieldcan
permanentlymarkthesurface.Checkwithyourdealerifyou
areunsurewhetheryourvehicleisequippedwiththistypeof
windshield.
hill cannotbereceiveduntilyouareatornearthetop.
Warningtimemaybeminimal(asinsituation#2)sincea
strongsignalisnotpresentuntilyouarenearthecrestofthe
hill.Atthispoint,youmaybenearlyinthepoliceofficer’s
lineofsight.Whencrestingahill,aweakinitialalertfollowed
veryquicklybyafullalertistypical.Thisalertpatternrequires
promptattention.
.MovingRadarbehindyou,travelinginthesamedirection.
PoliceRadarsignalstransmittedfrombehindyourvehiclecan
bereceivedwhenreflectedbyobjectsinfrontofyousuchas
largesigns,bridgesandtrucks.Asyoudrive,thesizeandcon-
figurationoftheseobjectsareconstantlychangingcausingthe
strengthofanyreflectedRadarsignalreceivedtovary.Astrong,
uninterruptedalertindicatesthepatrolcarisclosebehind.
Instant-OnRadar
Ifyouarethetargetvehicle,analertcausedbyinstant-onRadar
willbestrongandimmediate.Whenencountered,yourunit
respondswithathreesecondaudio/visualinstant-onwarning.
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
Ideally,aRadardetectorshouldonlyalertinthepresenceof
policeRadar.However,becauseotherdevicesshareXband
withpoliceRadar,falsealertssometimesoccur.Generally,a
falsesignalproducesonlyashortaudioandvisualalert.Since
theyaremostoftenweak,itispossibletodriveoutofthe
signal’srangeveryquicklyandreceiveonlyabriefalert.
Althoughmanytimestheprobablesourceofthefalsesignal
canbeidentified(supermarket,bank,commercialbuilding,
. Adiagramindicatingplacementofeachbatteryappearsat
thebottomofthecompartment.Gentlypressthebatteries
downintoplace.
. Replacethebatterycompartmentlid.
AutoShut-Off
Toconservebatterylife,ifnoalertsorbuttonactivationsoccur
forapproximatelyonehour,theautoshut-offfeaturewill
engage.Anobtrusive, secondaudio/visualwarningandan
additional5secondvisualwarningwillconfirmtheunitis
abouttoshutoff.Todefeatautoshut-off,pressanybutton
duringthis8secondwarning.
LowBatteryWarning
Threewarningsalertyouasbatterypowerdiminishes.The
levelofbatteryliferemainingisconfirmedbythefollowing:
. ‒ hoursbatteryliferemaining:the“”(battery) flashes
oncefollowedbythegreen“” oramber“” flashing
threetimes.Thisflashingpatternwillcontinuefortwohours.
. Lessthanhoursbatteryliferemaining:thegreen“”
oramber“” flashesoncefollowedbythered“”
flashingthreetimes.
. Finalwarning:red“” flashescontinuouslycoupledwith
aloud,obtrusiveaudiblewarning,confirminganewbattery
isrequired.
Pleasenote—weadviseyoutake Cordlessindoors
afteruseduringcoldweather.Insomecircumstances,the“”
(battery) mayflashifthebatteryisextremelycold.Once
thebatterywarmsuphowever,thissituationwillbecorrected.
  
Power-UpTestSequence
Eachtimeyourunitisturned,alertsforLaser,K,Ka,X
andsws™(leds1–4)arepresentedbriefly,followedbythe
illuminationofthe“h”,“c”and“b”leds.Afterthissequence,
illuminationofled#1and/orled#2indicatesifSelectable
  
Featuresareengaged.(Seepage9.)Ifyourunitpresentsan
ledilluminationpatternotherthanthisstandardpower-up
testsequence,returnittobeltronicsforservicing.
Tobypassthepower-uptestsequence,pressthep/vbutton
twice.Yourunitwillbereadyforoperationafterindicating
statusofsws™(led#1)andvg-2Guard®(led#2).
TutorialMode
Thetutorialmodeallowsyoutobecomemorefamiliarwithall
audibleandvisualalerts.Toengagethismode,pressthe
and buttonssimultaneouslywhiletheunitis.The audio/
visualalertswillbepresentedslowlyinorderofLaser,K,Ka,X,
vg-2Guard
®
andsws
™
followedbytheilluminationofthe“h”,
“c”and“b”leds.Afterthetutorialmode,yourunitwillbeon.
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections
Anytimeyourunitisturned orthebatteriesare
removed,allfeaturesettingsareretainedintheunit’smemory.
Memoryretentioneliminatestheneedtoresetyourpreferred
featuresettingseachtimeyourunitisturnedoffandthen
back.
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
Onceyour Cordlessisreceivingpower,theaudio
levelcanbeadjustedbycontinuingtopressthe⁄ button
down.Asyouheartheaudiolevelchange,thenumerals
,  ,    provideavisualreferenceoftheaudiolevel.
Toreversethedirectioninwhichtheaudiolevelcycles,
brieflyrelease,thenreactivatethe⁄ button.
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
ThistypeofsignalappearssuddenlywhenaRadarunitis
“triggered”.Theinstant-onalertconsistsofanintense,three
second,X,KorSuperWidebandKaaudio“burst”,coupled
withthe“ramping”illumination(–)ofthe4-leddisplay.
 (Dim/Dark)Button
The buttonallowsselectionofadimordarksettingfor
allleds.Toengagedimmode,pressthedrkbuttononce.
Asingle“beep”confirmsyourselection.Tocompletelycancel
theilluminationofallleds,pressdrkasecondtime.You’ll
 

  
.⁄ (Power/Volume)Button:pressing⁄ brieflywillturn
theunit.Continuingtopressthe⁄ buttonwillcausethe
audioleveltocycle.
. (HighwayMode)Indicator:green“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandinhighwaymode.
. (CityMode)Indicator:amber“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandincitymode.
. (LowBattery)Indicator:red“”flashesinanalternating
patternwitheither“”or“”confirmingbatterypowerislow.
. (Laser)Indicator:red“”flashestoconfirmdetection
ofLasersignals.
. K/Ka/XVisualAlerts:theRadarbandreceivedisconfirmed
bytheflashingoftheappropriateletter.
. 4-ledDisplay:thenumerals, ,  and flashlefttorightto
confirmthestrengthofRadarsignals.Differentalertpatterns
confirmdetectionofLaser,SafetyWarningSystem®and
vg-2signals.

.  willinnoeventbeliableforanyconsequential,
incidental,indirectorspecialdamages(including,
butnotlimitedto,lostprofits)arisingoutoforinconnection
withtheuse,misuse,orfunctionoftheunit.Somestatesdo
notallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconse-
quentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusionmay
notapplytoyou.
. Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumay
alsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
. Youmustprovideacopyofadatedsalesreceiptforyourunit
inordertoreceiveserviceunderwarranty.

WarrantyService
Ifyoufeelyourdetectorisnotfunctioningproperlyplease
reviewthismanual,particularlythesectiononPerformance
Verification.Ifyoustillfeelserviceisrequired,pleasefollow
theinstructionsbelow.
. Toobtainserviceduringtheone-yearwarrantyperiod,
pleasecalltheappropriatenumberbelowtoobtainan
RAnumberandshippinginstructions.Rememberto
returnyourdetectorpostagepaid,insuredandinsuitable
packaging.
- -- 
- - - 
. Foryourownprotection,obtainaproofofdeliveryreceipt.
Shippingcostsareyourresponsibility.
. Enclosewithyourunitthefollowinginformation:
(a)Yourname,completereturnaddressandwrittendescrip-
tionoftheproblem.(No..  please.)
(b)Atelephonenumberwhereyoucanbereachedduring
regularbusinesshours.
(c)Acopyofyourdatedsalesreceipt.
 
ExternalSpeaker
Thejack locatedclosesttothecontrolpaneloftheunitis
usedtoconnecttheexternalearphonespeaker.Theearphone
speakerismountedinsideyourhelmetandwillensureyou
hearallaudiblealerts.
Note:ifyouchoosetouseapowercordwithyourunit
(seeaccessories,page23)youmustfirstremovethebatteries.
Thisactionwillpreventdamagetotheunit.
Head Office
2422 Dunwin Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L5L 1J9
www.beltronics.com
Thisproductissubjecttooneormoreofthefollowingpatents:
... #,, .. #,,
#,, #,,
#,, #,,
#,, #,,
#,,
#,, OtherPatentsPending
,FundamentalMixerTechnology, and- Guardare registered
trademarksof .  Cordless,TotalTrackingLaser, andttl
aretrademarks of . Safety Warning System and sws are trademarks
ofSafetyWarningSystem..
PrintedinCanada -
EXPRESS
Cordless
RADAR/LASER/SAFETY DETECTOR
2-AA BATTERY OPERATION
X/K/SUPER WIDEBAND Ka DETECTION
TOTAL TRACKING LASER™(TTL™)
VG-2 GUARD®ALERT
SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM™(SWS™)
MODEL 946
sourcesarefrequentlyencounteredinurbanandsuburban
areas,makinguseofthismodeidealintheseareas.
Pressingthe buttononceengagesthe modewhich
isconfirmedbytheflashingambercity labeled“”anda
singleaudio“beep”. Pressingthe buttonasecondtime
returnsyoutohighwaymode;asingle“beep”willconfirm
thisselection.Onceengaged,weakXbandsignalsencountered
willproducenoaudiblealertuntilthesignalstrengthreaches
apresetlevel.However,visualalertsareprocessedtheinstant
anXbandsignalisdetected,keepingyouquietlyinformed.
Sincemost“false”Xbandsignalsareweak,theuseofthe
modeallowsyoutodriveoutoftheirrangebeforetheyreach
thepresetlevelandtriggerafullaudioalert.Incontrast,
signalsfromXbandtrafficRadararegenerallystrongerand
willexceedthepresetlevel,causingafullXbandaudioalert.
Activatingthe modewillnotchangeSuperWideband
Ka,Korinstant-onXbandRadaralertpatterns.
Note—thectymodehasnoeffectonthereceptionofLaser,
sws™orvg-2signals.
ResettoFactorySettings
Youcanresetyourunittofactorysettingsforvolume,,
, andSelectableFeatures.Withtheunit,press
andholdtheaudandctybuttonssimultaneously,thenpress
the/button.Yourunitisnow andreadyforoperation.
  
SafetyWarningSystem™and-Guard®Alertarefeatures
thatmaybeselected or,dependinguponyourprefer-
ence.Theseselectablefeaturesarereferencedusings#
and#.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromsws™transmitters
andprovideaudio/visualwarnings.Factorysettingis.
- Guard®Alert— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromInterceptorvg-2
transmitters,providingimmunitytodetection.Factorysetting
is.
 ,   ™
ThreeRadarFrequencies
Threemicrowavefrequencieshavebeenallocatedbythe
(FederalCommunicationsCommission)andareusedfor
trafficRadar.Theyare:
Xband:. z
Kband:. z
SuperWidebandKa:. zto. z
BothXandKbandsarewellknowntomotoristswhohave
traveledwithRadardetectors.IntroducedfirstwasXband
Radarwhichbecamecommonduringthes.Inthemid
sthelowerpowered,moredifficulttodetectKbandRadar
wasintroduced.In , approvalwasgivenforRadar
equipmentusingathirdfrequency,Ka.Inresponsetothis,
 introducedthefirstRadardetectorscapableof
detectingX,KandKabandsignals.Inlate, approval
wasgiventoWidebandKa:. zto. z.Onceagain,
 respondedwithWidebandKadetection.Today,
CordlessdetectsthecompleteSuperWidebandKafrequency
allottedforpolicemonitoring—. to. z.
TotalTrackingLaser™(ttl™)
UnlikeRadarsignals,whicharehighlyreflective,Lasersignals
haveverypoorreflectivecharacteristics.Manyoftoday’sLaser
detectorsdonothavethehighsensitivitynecessarytodetect
Laserwithinalarge“fieldofview”. Your Cordless
incorporates’snumberoneratedLaserdetection.Twin
LaserportsdetectenergyfaroutsidethemainLaserbeam—
includingoff-axissignals—providingthelargestachievable
°“fieldofview”. Thealertsreceivedbyyourunitarethe
samewhethertheyarereceivedfromthefrontorrear.
Note—theuseofthepocketreflectorwillprovidefrontLaser
detectiononly.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)—Whatisit?
TheRadioAssociationDefendingAirwaveRights,Inc.
(.....)conceivedanddevelopedtheSafetyWarning
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)Alerts
WiththeSafetyWarningSystem™featureonandansws™
transmitterinuse,yourdetectorwillprovideaunique,3-second
“beep”followedbyclicking,coupledwiththeflashingofthe
appropriateledinthe4-leddisplay.Toselectsws™onor
off,seeSelectableFeatures,page.
 #confirmsHighwayConstruction/Maintenanceahead
 #confirmsHighwayHazardZoneAdvisorywhichcould
indicateanaccidentahead
 #confirmsWeatherRelatedHazardssuchasfogahead
 #confirmsEmergency/SlowMovingVehiclesintransit
Whenonlythesws™audiowarningisprovided,thecategory
referencedisTravel/ConvenienceInformationorthecategory
isunknown
 
ConditionsthatAffectRadarAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotalertingproperly,keepinmindthat
therearemanyconditionsthatinfluencetheintensityor
durationofanalert:
. Thepoliceareusinginstant-on/pulsedRadar,inwhichcase
nosignalistransmitteduntilvisualcontacthasbeenmade
withyourvehicle.Fordetectionofthissignal,youmustrely
onreflectedsignalsfromRadardirectedattraffictraveling
aheadofyou.
. ThepoliceRadarunitispositionedperpendiculartotheroad,
aroundacurve,orjustoverthecrestofahill,thus,significantly
reducingthereceptionrange.
. ThehighwaytrafficbetweenyourvehicleandthepoliceRadar
sourceisheavy.Thisblocks/reflectstransmittedsignals.The
presenceofseverallargetrucksbetweenyouandthepolice
Radarunitcouldalsosignificantlyreducereception.
. Rainorhumidweatherconditionscanabsorbtransmitted
signalsbeforetheyreachyourvehicle,againreducingdetection
range.
. ThepoliceRadarunitisnotproperlytunedandistransmitting
outsidetheX,KorSuperWidebandKafrequencyranges.
ConditionsthatAffectLaserAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotproperlyalertingtothepresenceof
Lasersignals,keepinmindthatrain,fog,highhumidityand
otherweatherconditionscanaffecttherangethattheLaser
beamcanbedetected.
 
SolutionsforCommonProblems
Ifyour Cordlessisnotoperatingproperly,please
refertotheoutlinebelow.
Problem PossibleCause Corrective Procedure
Unitnot Batteriesrequire replacebatteries
receivingpower replacement
“Poordetection Antenna/lensopening Repositionunitwith
range” partiallyblocked unobstructedviewof
roadaheadandbehind.
Radarsignalsunableto Determinewhether
passthroughwindshield yourvehiclehasa
“heatedwindshield”
knownasInstaclear®
orElectriClear®,or
iscoveredwitha
metallicsunscreen.
Erraticorfrequent Highconcentrationof Use mode
alerts non-policeXbandsources
Reviewsectioninthis
manualonPerformance
Verification
Partialornodisplay Dimordarkmodeengaged Disengagedimor
darkmode
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



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

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MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES INCLUDED

. Slidethevisorclipontothetopofthedetectoruntilitsnaps
intoplace.Clipthedetectortotheedgeofthesunvisornearest
thewindshield.
WindshieldMounting(NotrecommendedforMotorcycleuse)
1. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Cleantheselectedwindshieldarea,positionthesuction-cup
mountonthewindshield,andpressfirmlyoneachsuction
cuptosecureitinplace.
3. Useascrewdriverorasmallcointoadjustthesuction-cup
mountuntilthebaseplateislevel.
. Slidedetectorontobaseplateuntilitsnapsintoplace.
Note—somevehicleshaveaplasticcoatingontheinsideofthe
windshielddesignedtoprotectoccupantsincaseofanaccident.
Useofthewindshieldbracketonthistypeofwindshieldcan
permanentlymarkthesurface.Checkwithyourdealerifyou
areunsurewhetheryourvehicleisequippedwiththistypeof
windshield.
hill cannotbereceiveduntilyouareatornearthetop.
Warningtimemaybeminimal(asinsituation#2)sincea
strongsignalisnotpresentuntilyouarenearthecrestofthe
hill.Atthispoint,youmaybenearlyinthepoliceofficer’s
lineofsight.Whencrestingahill,aweakinitialalertfollowed
veryquicklybyafullalertistypical.Thisalertpatternrequires
promptattention.
.MovingRadarbehindyou,travelinginthesamedirection.
PoliceRadarsignalstransmittedfrombehindyourvehiclecan
bereceivedwhenreflectedbyobjectsinfrontofyousuchas
largesigns,bridgesandtrucks.Asyoudrive,thesizeandcon-
figurationoftheseobjectsareconstantlychangingcausingthe
strengthofanyreflectedRadarsignalreceivedtovary.Astrong,
uninterruptedalertindicatesthepatrolcarisclosebehind.
Instant-OnRadar
Ifyouarethetargetvehicle,analertcausedbyinstant-onRadar
willbestrongandimmediate.Whenencountered,yourunit
respondswithathreesecondaudio/visualinstant-onwarning.
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
Ideally,aRadardetectorshouldonlyalertinthepresenceof
policeRadar.However,becauseotherdevicesshareXband
withpoliceRadar,falsealertssometimesoccur.Generally,a
falsesignalproducesonlyashortaudioandvisualalert.Since
theyaremostoftenweak,itispossibletodriveoutofthe
signal’srangeveryquicklyandreceiveonlyabriefalert.
Althoughmanytimestheprobablesourceofthefalsesignal
canbeidentified(supermarket,bank,commercialbuilding,
. Adiagramindicatingplacementofeachbatteryappearsat
thebottomofthecompartment.Gentlypressthebatteries
downintoplace.
. Replacethebatterycompartmentlid.
AutoShut-Off
Toconservebatterylife,ifnoalertsorbuttonactivationsoccur
forapproximatelyonehour,theautoshut-offfeaturewill
engage.Anobtrusive, secondaudio/visualwarningandan
additional5secondvisualwarningwillconfirmtheunitis
abouttoshutoff.Todefeatautoshut-off,pressanybutton
duringthis8secondwarning.
LowBatteryWarning
Threewarningsalertyouasbatterypowerdiminishes.The
levelofbatteryliferemainingisconfirmedbythefollowing:
. ‒ hoursbatteryliferemaining:the“”(battery) flashes
oncefollowedbythegreen“” oramber“” flashing
threetimes.Thisflashingpatternwillcontinuefortwohours.
. Lessthanhoursbatteryliferemaining:thegreen“”
oramber“” flashesoncefollowedbythered“”
flashingthreetimes.
. Finalwarning:red“” flashescontinuouslycoupledwith
aloud,obtrusiveaudiblewarning,confirminganewbattery
isrequired.
Pleasenote—weadviseyoutake Cordlessindoors
afteruseduringcoldweather.Insomecircumstances,the“”
(battery) mayflashifthebatteryisextremelycold.Once
thebatterywarmsuphowever,thissituationwillbecorrected.
  
Power-UpTestSequence
Eachtimeyourunitisturned,alertsforLaser,K,Ka,X
andsws™(leds1–4)arepresentedbriefly,followedbythe
illuminationofthe“h”,“c”and“b”leds.Afterthissequence,
illuminationofled#1and/orled#2indicatesifSelectable
  
Featuresareengaged.(Seepage9.)Ifyourunitpresentsan
ledilluminationpatternotherthanthisstandardpower-up
testsequence,returnittobeltronicsforservicing.
Tobypassthepower-uptestsequence,pressthep/vbutton
twice.Yourunitwillbereadyforoperationafterindicating
statusofsws™(led#1)andvg-2Guard®(led#2).
TutorialMode
Thetutorialmodeallowsyoutobecomemorefamiliarwithall
audibleandvisualalerts.Toengagethismode,pressthe
and buttonssimultaneouslywhiletheunitis.The audio/
visualalertswillbepresentedslowlyinorderofLaser,K,Ka,X,
vg-2Guard
®
andsws
™
followedbytheilluminationofthe“h”,
“c”and“b”leds.Afterthetutorialmode,yourunitwillbeon.
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections
Anytimeyourunitisturned orthebatteriesare
removed,allfeaturesettingsareretainedintheunit’smemory.
Memoryretentioneliminatestheneedtoresetyourpreferred
featuresettingseachtimeyourunitisturnedoffandthen
back.
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
Onceyour Cordlessisreceivingpower,theaudio
levelcanbeadjustedbycontinuingtopressthe⁄ button
down.Asyouheartheaudiolevelchange,thenumerals
,  ,    provideavisualreferenceoftheaudiolevel.
Toreversethedirectioninwhichtheaudiolevelcycles,
brieflyrelease,thenreactivatethe⁄ button.
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
ThistypeofsignalappearssuddenlywhenaRadarunitis
“triggered”.Theinstant-onalertconsistsofanintense,three
second,X,KorSuperWidebandKaaudio“burst”,coupled
withthe“ramping”illumination(–)ofthe4-leddisplay.
 (Dim/Dark)Button
The buttonallowsselectionofadimordarksettingfor
allleds.Toengagedimmode,pressthedrkbuttononce.
Asingle“beep”confirmsyourselection.Tocompletelycancel
theilluminationofallleds,pressdrkasecondtime.You’ll
 

  
.⁄ (Power/Volume)Button:pressing⁄ brieflywillturn
theunit.Continuingtopressthe⁄ buttonwillcausethe
audioleveltocycle.
. (HighwayMode)Indicator:green“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandinhighwaymode.
. (CityMode)Indicator:amber“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandincitymode.
. (LowBattery)Indicator:red“”flashesinanalternating
patternwitheither“”or“”confirmingbatterypowerislow.
. (Laser)Indicator:red“”flashestoconfirmdetection
ofLasersignals.
. K/Ka/XVisualAlerts:theRadarbandreceivedisconfirmed
bytheflashingoftheappropriateletter.
. 4-ledDisplay:thenumerals, ,  and flashlefttorightto
confirmthestrengthofRadarsignals.Differentalertpatterns
confirmdetectionofLaser,SafetyWarningSystem®and
vg-2signals.

.  willinnoeventbeliableforanyconsequential,
incidental,indirectorspecialdamages(including,
butnotlimitedto,lostprofits)arisingoutoforinconnection
withtheuse,misuse,orfunctionoftheunit.Somestatesdo
notallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconse-
quentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusionmay
notapplytoyou.
. Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumay
alsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
. Youmustprovideacopyofadatedsalesreceiptforyourunit
inordertoreceiveserviceunderwarranty.

WarrantyService
Ifyoufeelyourdetectorisnotfunctioningproperlyplease
reviewthismanual,particularlythesectiononPerformance
Verification.Ifyoustillfeelserviceisrequired,pleasefollow
theinstructionsbelow.
. Toobtainserviceduringtheone-yearwarrantyperiod,
pleasecalltheappropriatenumberbelowtoobtainan
RAnumberandshippinginstructions.Rememberto
returnyourdetectorpostagepaid,insuredandinsuitable
packaging.
- -- 
- - - 
. Foryourownprotection,obtainaproofofdeliveryreceipt.
Shippingcostsareyourresponsibility.
. Enclosewithyourunitthefollowinginformation:
(a)Yourname,completereturnaddressandwrittendescrip-
tionoftheproblem.(No..  please.)
(b)Atelephonenumberwhereyoucanbereachedduring
regularbusinesshours.
(c)Acopyofyourdatedsalesreceipt.
 
ExternalSpeaker
Thejack locatedclosesttothecontrolpaneloftheunitis
usedtoconnecttheexternalearphonespeaker.Theearphone
speakerismountedinsideyourhelmetandwillensureyou
hearallaudiblealerts.
Note:ifyouchoosetouseapowercordwithyourunit
(seeaccessories,page23)youmustfirstremovethebatteries.
Thisactionwillpreventdamagetotheunit.
Head Office
2422 Dunwin Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L5L 1J9
www.beltronics.com
Thisproductissubjecttooneormoreofthefollowingpatents:
... #,, .. #,,
#,, #,,
#,, #,,
#,, #,,
#,,
#,, OtherPatentsPending
,FundamentalMixerTechnology, and- Guardare registered
trademarksof .  Cordless,TotalTrackingLaser, andttl
aretrademarks of . Safety Warning System and sws are trademarks
ofSafetyWarningSystem..
PrintedinCanada -
EXPRESS
Cordless
RADAR/LASER/SAFETY DETECTOR
2-AA BATTERY OPERATION
X/K/SUPER WIDEBAND Ka DETECTION
TOTAL TRACKING LASER™(TTL™)
VG-2 GUARD®ALERT
SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM™(SWS™)
MODEL 946
sourcesarefrequentlyencounteredinurbanandsuburban
areas,makinguseofthismodeidealintheseareas.
Pressingthe buttononceengagesthe modewhich
isconfirmedbytheflashingambercity labeled“”anda
singleaudio“beep”. Pressingthe buttonasecondtime
returnsyoutohighwaymode;asingle“beep”willconfirm
thisselection.Onceengaged,weakXbandsignalsencountered
willproducenoaudiblealertuntilthesignalstrengthreaches
apresetlevel.However,visualalertsareprocessedtheinstant
anXbandsignalisdetected,keepingyouquietlyinformed.
Sincemost“false”Xbandsignalsareweak,theuseofthe
modeallowsyoutodriveoutoftheirrangebeforetheyreach
thepresetlevelandtriggerafullaudioalert.Incontrast,
signalsfromXbandtrafficRadararegenerallystrongerand
willexceedthepresetlevel,causingafullXbandaudioalert.
Activatingthe modewillnotchangeSuperWideband
Ka,Korinstant-onXbandRadaralertpatterns.
Note—thectymodehasnoeffectonthereceptionofLaser,
sws™orvg-2signals.
ResettoFactorySettings
Youcanresetyourunittofactorysettingsforvolume,,
, andSelectableFeatures.Withtheunit,press
andholdtheaudandctybuttonssimultaneously,thenpress
the/button.Yourunitisnow andreadyforoperation.
  
SafetyWarningSystem™and-Guard®Alertarefeatures
thatmaybeselected or,dependinguponyourprefer-
ence.Theseselectablefeaturesarereferencedusings#
and#.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromsws™transmitters
andprovideaudio/visualwarnings.Factorysettingis.
- Guard®Alert— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromInterceptorvg-2
transmitters,providingimmunitytodetection.Factorysetting
is.
 ,   ™
ThreeRadarFrequencies
Threemicrowavefrequencieshavebeenallocatedbythe
(FederalCommunicationsCommission)andareusedfor
trafficRadar.Theyare:
Xband:. z
Kband:. z
SuperWidebandKa:. zto. z
BothXandKbandsarewellknowntomotoristswhohave
traveledwithRadardetectors.IntroducedfirstwasXband
Radarwhichbecamecommonduringthes.Inthemid
sthelowerpowered,moredifficulttodetectKbandRadar
wasintroduced.In , approvalwasgivenforRadar
equipmentusingathirdfrequency,Ka.Inresponsetothis,
 introducedthefirstRadardetectorscapableof
detectingX,KandKabandsignals.Inlate, approval
wasgiventoWidebandKa:. zto. z.Onceagain,
 respondedwithWidebandKadetection.Today,
CordlessdetectsthecompleteSuperWidebandKafrequency
allottedforpolicemonitoring—. to. z.
TotalTrackingLaser™(ttl™)
UnlikeRadarsignals,whicharehighlyreflective,Lasersignals
haveverypoorreflectivecharacteristics.Manyoftoday’sLaser
detectorsdonothavethehighsensitivitynecessarytodetect
Laserwithinalarge“fieldofview”. Your Cordless
incorporates’snumberoneratedLaserdetection.Twin
LaserportsdetectenergyfaroutsidethemainLaserbeam—
includingoff-axissignals—providingthelargestachievable
°“fieldofview”. Thealertsreceivedbyyourunitarethe
samewhethertheyarereceivedfromthefrontorrear.
Note—theuseofthepocketreflectorwillprovidefrontLaser
detectiononly.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)—Whatisit?
TheRadioAssociationDefendingAirwaveRights,Inc.
(.....)conceivedanddevelopedtheSafetyWarning
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)Alerts
WiththeSafetyWarningSystem™featureonandansws™
transmitterinuse,yourdetectorwillprovideaunique,3-second
“beep”followedbyclicking,coupledwiththeflashingofthe
appropriateledinthe4-leddisplay.Toselectsws™onor
off,seeSelectableFeatures,page.
 #confirmsHighwayConstruction/Maintenanceahead
 #confirmsHighwayHazardZoneAdvisorywhichcould
indicateanaccidentahead
 #confirmsWeatherRelatedHazardssuchasfogahead
 #confirmsEmergency/SlowMovingVehiclesintransit
Whenonlythesws™audiowarningisprovided,thecategory
referencedisTravel/ConvenienceInformationorthecategory
isunknown
 
ConditionsthatAffectRadarAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotalertingproperly,keepinmindthat
therearemanyconditionsthatinfluencetheintensityor
durationofanalert:
. Thepoliceareusinginstant-on/pulsedRadar,inwhichcase
nosignalistransmitteduntilvisualcontacthasbeenmade
withyourvehicle.Fordetectionofthissignal,youmustrely
onreflectedsignalsfromRadardirectedattraffictraveling
aheadofyou.
. ThepoliceRadarunitispositionedperpendiculartotheroad,
aroundacurve,orjustoverthecrestofahill,thus,significantly
reducingthereceptionrange.
. ThehighwaytrafficbetweenyourvehicleandthepoliceRadar
sourceisheavy.Thisblocks/reflectstransmittedsignals.The
presenceofseverallargetrucksbetweenyouandthepolice
Radarunitcouldalsosignificantlyreducereception.
. Rainorhumidweatherconditionscanabsorbtransmitted
signalsbeforetheyreachyourvehicle,againreducingdetection
range.
. ThepoliceRadarunitisnotproperlytunedandistransmitting
outsidetheX,KorSuperWidebandKafrequencyranges.
ConditionsthatAffectLaserAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotproperlyalertingtothepresenceof
Lasersignals,keepinmindthatrain,fog,highhumidityand
otherweatherconditionscanaffecttherangethattheLaser
beamcanbedetected.
 
SolutionsforCommonProblems
Ifyour Cordlessisnotoperatingproperly,please
refertotheoutlinebelow.
Problem PossibleCause Corrective Procedure
Unitnot Batteriesrequire replacebatteries
receivingpower replacement
“Poordetection Antenna/lensopening Repositionunitwith
range” partiallyblocked unobstructedviewof
roadaheadandbehind.
Radarsignalsunableto Determinewhether
passthroughwindshield yourvehiclehasa
“heatedwindshield”
knownasInstaclear®
orElectriClear®,or
iscoveredwitha
metallicsunscreen.
Erraticorfrequent Highconcentrationof Use mode
alerts non-policeXbandsources
Reviewsectioninthis
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MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES INCLUDED

noticethe“”or“”indicatorremainsdimtoconfirmyour
unitisreceivingpower.Toreturntoafullbrightsetting,
pressthedrkbuttonathirdtime;two“beeps”confirmthis
selection.Useofthedrkbuttondoesnotaffectaudioalerts.
Important—ifyoupressthethe buttonanddonotreceive
audibleconfirmation,theaudiolevelhasbeensettoolow.
 (AudioMute)Button(Radar,Laserandsws™)
ContinuousAudioAlertPattern
Yourunithasbeenpresetatthefactorytoprovidecontinuous
audioalertsatyourselectedaudiolevel.Thisstandardsetting
isoftenpreferredwhenbackgroundnoiseinavehicleisloud.
AutomaticMuteAudioAlertPattern
Toengageautomaticmuting,pressthe buttononce
whentheunitisreceivingnoalerts.Asingle“beep”confirms
automaticmutemodehasbeenengaged.Thealertpattern
whenthismodeisactivated,consistsofaninitialaudiowarning
atyourselectedaudiolevelfollowedbycontinuedwarningata
loweraudiolevel.Ifanewsignalisdetectedwithin5secondsof
thepreviouslydetectedsignal,whileinautomaticmutemode,
onlythelowerlevelaudiowarningwillbeheard.Theautomatic
mutemodeenablesyoutoconvenientlymonitorextended
encounterswithouthavingtomanuallymuteoradjustthe
volumesetting.Toreturntothecontinuousaudioalertpattern,
pressthe buttonasecondtime(providingnoalertsare
beingdetected).Two“beeps”confirmyouhavecancelledauto-
maticmutemode.
ManualMutingofAudioAlerts
Regardlessofthe modeselected(continuousorautomatic
mute),theaudioalertscanbecompletelymutedbypressing
the buttonduringanalert.Oncethealerthaspassed,the
unitwillreverttothepreviousaudsetting.
 (City/Highway)Button
The modehasbeendesignedtoeffectivelyreduceun-
wantedaudioalertscausedbyintrusionalarms,dooropeners,
andotherdeviceswhichshareXbandwithpoliceRadar—
withoutreducingsensitivity.Signalsfromnon-policeRadar

etc.),cautionisadviseduntilthesourcecanbeconfirmed.
TheXbandalertpatterncausedbyanon-policesourcecan
lookliketheinitialalertproducedbyactualpoliceRadar.For
thisreasonappropriateactionisrequiredanytimeanalert
isreceived.
LaserAlerts
WhenLaserisdetected,the4-leddisplaywill“ramp”from
righttoleft(oppositepatternfromthatofRadardetection).
Thisilluminationpatternoccursrapidlyandiscoupledwith
theflashingoftheredLaser ()andtheLaseraudioalert.
IfavehicleisalongdistancefromthesourceofLaserpulses,
fewerpulseswillgenerallybereceived.Thecloserthevehicle
istothesourceofLaserpulses,thegreaterthelikelihoodof
receivingasteadystreamofLaserpulses.Thereasonforthis
istheaimingstabilityoftheLasergunandthefactthatitis
impossibletoholdthegunabsolutelystill.Anymovementof
thegunresultsinmotionofthebeamatthetarget.Thefurther
thetarget,thegreaterthedisplacementofthebeamandthe
shorterthedwelltimeofthebeamatthetargetpoint.There-
fore,thereisthepossibilityofreceivingonlyafewLaserpulses.
Duetothesecharacteristics,allLaseralertsreceivedfrom
yourunitshouldbetakenseriously.
vg-2Guard®Alert
WheneveryourexpressCordlessdetectssignalsfromthe
Interceptorvg-2(RadarDetectorDetector),thevg-2Guard®
Featurealerts(vg-2Guard®mustbeselectedoninSelectable
Features,seepage9).Adistinct,3-secondaudiowarning
coupledwiththeflashingofthefirstandfourthledsinthe4-
leddisplayconfirmactivationofthevg-2Guard®. Theled
flashingcontinuesforaslongasvg-2Guard®isactivated.
Duringthevg-2alertyourunitdoesnotdetectRadarorsws™
signals.However,thepresenceoftheInterceptorvg-2indi-
catesthattrafficisbeingmonitoredandyourspeedshouldbe
adjustedaccordingly.
Note—activationof- Guard®doesnotaffectdetectionof
Lasersignals. 
Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourunitthatisnotcovered
inthepreviousoutlinepleasecall,MondaytoFriday, –
  ,forassistance:
- -- 
- - - 
 
Limited1-YearWarranty
. Thiswarrantycoversalldefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship.
Thiswarrantydoesnotapplyiftheunithasbeensubjectto
physicalabuse,improperinstallation,modification,orifthe
housingorserialnumberoftheunithasbeenremoved.
. beltronicsmanufacturesitsproductsusingpartsand
componentswhichareneworequivalenttonewin
accordancewithindustrystandardpractices.
. Theenforceabilityofthiswarrantyislimitedtotheoriginal
consumerpurchaserandisnottransferableto,orenforceable
by,anysubsequentowner.
. Intheeventofadefect,malfunctionorotherfailuretoconform
tothiswarranty, will,atitssolediscretion,
repairorreplacetheunitatnocharge.Youareresponsible
forallshippingcostsinconnectionwithwarrantyservice
pursuanttothiswarranty.
. Thiswarrantycommencesonthedateofretailpurchaseand
shallbeeffectiveforaperiodofoneyear.
. Therearenoexpresswarrantiescoveringtheunitotherthan
thosesetforthinthiswarranty.Allimpliedwarrantiesare
limitedtotheone-yearperiodofthiswarrantyandnowar-
ranties,expressedorimplied,extendbeyondthisone-year
period.Somestatesdonotallowlimitationonhowlongan
impliedwarrantylasts,sotheabovelimitationmaynotapply
toyou.
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
  
   
SuctionCupKit()-  .  .
StraightPowerCord(') -  .  .
CoiledPowerCord(') -  . .
PowerCordFuses()-  .  .
Hook&LoopFastener -  .  .
VisorClip&Bracket -  .  .
WindshieldMountingBracket -  . .
PocketReflector -   .  .
EarphoneSpeaker -   . .
ProtectiveTravelCase - . .
Owner’sManual  ⁄ ⁄

Pricessubjecttochange Shippingandhandlingextra
   
Note— Cordlessisnotwaterproof—exposureto
watermaycausedamage.Pleaseremembertoprotectyour
unitfromtheelements.
PocketReflector
. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Positionthereflectorontotheunitasperthediagramand
slidethereflectorontothedetectoruntilitsnapsintoplace.
. Placethedetectorinpocketaspictured.
Note—useofthepocketreflectorprovidesfrontLaserdetection
only. 
System™ . Theconceptbehindthissystemistowarnmotorists
ofpotentialroadhazardsbyemployingSafetyWarningSystem™
transmittingdevicesinareassuchasconstructionzones,
accidentssitesanddetours.Becausethesesws™transmitters
operatewithinthe zportionoftheKbandfrequency,
theirsignalsaredetectedbyyour Cordless.
  
RadarAlerts
Thealertsprovidedbyyourunitareaffectedbothbythetype
oftransmission(continuouswaveorinstant-on),andthe
positionoftheRadarsource.Generally,whenyoudrivecloser
toaRadarsource,theintensityofthereceivedsignalincreases,
resultingintheflashingofahighernumberinthe- dis-
playandacorrespondingincreaseintheaudioalertrate.
DescribedbelowarefivecommontypesofRadarencounters
andthealertsyouwilltypicallyreceive.
Note–duringtheinitialthreesecondsofanalert,the
willilluminatesolidtoprovideclearindicationofthealert
receivedbeforeenteringflashingmode.
.StationaryormovingRadar,straightaheadaimedinyour
direction.
SinceRadarsignalstravelinastraightline,thisRadar
encounterpotentiallyoffersmaximumwarningrange.Once
thesignalisreceived,theinitialwarningconsistsoftheX,
KorSuperWidebandKaaudioandvisualalertsandthe
simultaneousflashingofdigit#1ordigit#2inthe4-leddisplay.
Theactualdigitdisplayedwilldependuponthestrengthof 
. Consideroccupantsafetywhenselectingamountinglocation.
Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbehazardousin
caseofanaccident.
. Foroptimumdetection,positionyourunitwithaclear,
unobstructedviewoftheroadfromthefrontandrear.
. Donotallowtheunittomakecontactwiththewindshield.
Thiswilleliminateunnecessaryvibration.
. Avoidplacingyourunitindirectsunlight.Duringthesummer,
interiortemperaturesofanenclosedvehiclecansometimes
reachtemperaturesthatwillcauseprematureagingoftheunit.
. Yourdetectorisnotwaterproof;exposuretowatermaycause
damage.
DashMounting
. Selectanareathatisrelativelylevel,cleananddry.Adherethe
softportionoftheenclosedhookandloopfastenertothisarea
andthecorrespondinghardportiontothebottomofyourunit.
. Fastenunittodashbyplacinghookandlooppiecestogether.
BracketAssembly
. Thevisorclipisfully
assembled.Toassemble
thewindshieldbracket,
followthisdiagram.
VisorMounting
(Notrecommendedfor
Motorcycleuse)
. Removethedetector’s
coverbypressingontheraiseddotsandpushing
outward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.

EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode
1. Withtheunit,pressandholdthe button,thenpress
the⁄ button.TheamberX willilluminateandashort
“beep”willsound.
2. Immediatelyafterthe“beep”, led# willshowthestatusof
thesws™selectablefeature.Toselectled#(- Guard®),
pressthe button.Usethe buttontotogglebetween
thetwos.
3. Ifilluminationoftheselectedledissolid,featureis,but
maybecanceledbypressingthe button.Two“beeps”
willsound,confirmingfeatureis.
4. Iftheselected isflashing,thefeatureis,butmaybe
activatedbypressingthe button.Asingle“beep”and
solidilluminationwillconfirmthefeatureis.
5. Pressthep/vbuttontoretainyournewsettingsforselectable
features.Two“beeps”willconfirmthatyouhaveexitedfrom
selectablefeatures.Yourunitwillbe andreadyfor
operation.

GeneralGuidelines
Donotmountyourunitdirectlybehindwindshieldwipersor
mirroredsunscreenswhichblockRadarandLasersignals
andsubstantiallyreducewarningrange.Unlike“aftermarket”
mirroredsun-screens,regulartintedglassdoesnotaffect
Radarreception.
Radarsignalsarealsoreflectedbythe“heatedwindshields”
knownasInstaclear®andElectriClear®availableasanoption
onsomevehicles.Thistypeofwindshieldmakesanydash,
visororwindshieldmounteddetectorineffective.(Ifin
doubt,checkwithanappropriatedealershiptoseeifthis
appliestoyourvehicle.)
Toachieveoptimumperformance,regardlessofwhich
mountingpositionyouchoose,followthesebasicstepsonthe
followingpage:

thesignalreceived.AsthestrengthoftheRadarsignal
increases,theaudioalertbecomesmorerapidandtheflashing
ofdigit#3or#4ortheflashingofallleds(lefttoright)will
occur.Thisindicatesamaximumsignalstrength.Assuming
theRadarsignalremainsuninterrupted,theaudibleandvisual
alertswillclearlyindicatea“weak”signalbecomingstronger
asyoudriveclosertotheRadarsource.Remember,whenthe
policeRadarsourceismovingtowardyou,theRadarsignal
strengthwillincreasemuchmorerapidlythanifyou
areapproachingastationarysource.
.StationaryRadaraimedaroundacorner
Underthiscircumstance,reactiontimeisconsiderably
reduced.SincetheRadarsignalsaretransmittedacrossyour
lineoftravel,thereisgenerallynosignalavailabletoreceive
untilyouarerelativelyclosetothesource.Onceanalertis
received,expectthestrengthofthesignaltoincreasevery
quickly.Advancedwarninginthissituationmaybereduced.
. StationaryRadarconcealedbythecrestofahillaimedinyour
direction.
Radarsignalstravelinastraightlineanddonotpassthrough
earth.Consequently,policeRadaraimedatthecrestofasteep 
Post-WarrantyService
Thefollowingarrangementsapplyiftheone-yearwarranty
periodhasexpiredoryouarenotabletoprovideacopyof
yourdatedsalesreceiptindicatingpurchasewithinthelast
twelvemonths.
. ReturnyourunittotheappropriateaddressunderWarranty
Serviceandfollowstepsthrough(b)outlinedinthatsection.
. Encloseacheckwithyourunitfor$  or$  Canadianto
coverinspectionandpostagereturn.

RadarReceiverFrequencies:. z(XBand),. z
(KBand),. zto. z(SuperWidebandKa)
OperatingTemperatures:-°to ° (-°to°)
PowerSupplyRequirements:. Volts, mA(ifoperating
froma powercord;seeAccessories,below)
RadarAntennaType:PatentedDiecastHornwithIntegrated
TransitiontoMicrostripMixer
MaximumDimensions:."() ."() . "()
Weight:. ounces
 reservestherighttoincorporatedesignimprovements
whichmaynotbereflectedinthespecificationslistedinthisowner’smanual.

Ifyourequireanyadditionalaccessories,replacementacces-
soriesoranyaccessorywhichisnotincludedwithyourunit,
calltoorderorformoreinformationMondaytoFriday, –
  .(Seetheaccessorieslistonpage23.)
- -- 
- - - 

Toensuremaximumbenefitfromyour Cordless,
pleasereadallinstructionsbeforeoperatingyourunit.
Remember,owningaRadardetectordoesnotgiveyoua
licensetospeed.AlertsfromaRadardetectorserveasan
effectiveremindertocheckyourspeed.Lawsvarythrough-
outNorthAmericagoverningtheuseofaRadardetector.Itis
yourresponsibilitytofollowtheselaws.
   
Aregulatedswitchmodeandenergyconservingcircuitry
ensurefullsensitivitytoRadarandLaserovertheentire
batterylife.
  
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)
 Cordlessdetectsencodedsignalsfromsws™
transmittersandprovidesdistinctalertsfor:Highway
Construction/Maintenance,HighwayHazardZones,Weather
RelatedHazards,Emergency/SlowMovingVehiclesand
Travel/ConvenienceInformation.
Foracompletedescriptionofsws™audioandvisual
alerts,seepage .
- Guard®Alert
 Cordlessfeaturesvg-2Guard®Alert,whichprovides
analerttothetotheInterceptorvg-2(RadarDetector
Detector).
Foracompletedescriptionofthevg-2Guard®audio/visual
alert,seepage.
   
 Cordlessincludesapocketreflectorandan
earphonespeaker—makingitidealformotorcycleuse.
(Seepage.)
   
ProfileofFeatures l page
Pre-OperatingInstructions
BatteryInstallation l page
AutoShut-Off l page
LowBatteryWarning
l page
DescriptionofFeatures
Power-UpTestSequence l page
TutorialMode
l page
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections l page
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
l page
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
l page
 (Dim/Dark)Button l page
 (AudioMute)Button
l page
 (City/Highway)Button
l page
ResettoFactorySettings
l page
SelectableFeatures
EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode l page
Installation
GeneralGuidelines
l page
UnderstandingRadar,Laserandsws™
l page
InterpretationofAlerts
RadarAlerts
l page
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
l page
LaserAlerts
l page
vg-2Guard®Alert l page
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)Alerts
l page
PerformanceVerification
l page
Troubleshooting
l page
ConsumerWarranty
l page
Service
WarrantyService l page
Post-WarrantyService
l page
Specifications l page
Accessories
l page
InstructionsforMotorcycleMounting l page
.  (Dim/Dark)Button:providesdimordarksettingsof
the displayfordiscreetnighttravel.Audioalertsarenot
affectedbythismode.
.  (AudioMute)Button:providesautomaticandmanual
mutingofX,K,SuperWidebandKaRadar,Laserandsws™
alerts.
.  (City/Highway)Button:minimizesunwantedXband
Radaralertswithoutreducingsensitivity.
. AntennaOpening:Radarsignalsarereceivedbyapatented
diecastantennawithintegratedtransitiontomicrostripmixer.
. LaserOpticalSensors:collectLasersignalsfrominfrontand
behind.
. AudioAlertSpeaker:allaudiblealertsareemittedfrom
thislocation.
. ExternalEarphoneSpeakerJack:earphonespeakeris
connectedatthislocation.
. PowerJack:canbeusedtoinsertapowercord,making
 Cordlessoperablefromyourcigarettelightersocket.
(SeeAccessories,page)
- 
BatteryInstallation
 Cordlesshasbeenpackagedwithtwo alkaline
batteriestogetyoustarted.Weadvisethatyouuseonly
alkalinebatteriestoensuretopperformance.Othertypes
maynotprovidesufficientpoweroutputtooperate
 Cordless.
Caution—donotleave Cordlessindirectsunlight.
Exposuretoextremeheatcandamageboththebatteryand
unit.Warrantywillbevoid.
Toinstallthebattery:
. Withtheunit,removethecompartmentcoveronthe
undersideoftheunitbypressingontheraiseddotsand
pushingoutwards.
InstaclearisaregisteredtrademarkoftheFordMotorCompany.
ElectriClearisaregisteredTrademarkofLibbey,Owens,Ford,andDelco-Remy.
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noticethe“”or“”indicatorremainsdimtoconfirmyour
unitisreceivingpower.Toreturntoafullbrightsetting,
pressthedrkbuttonathirdtime;two“beeps”confirmthis
selection.Useofthedrkbuttondoesnotaffectaudioalerts.
Important—ifyoupressthethe buttonanddonotreceive
audibleconfirmation,theaudiolevelhasbeensettoolow.
 (AudioMute)Button(Radar,Laserandsws™)
ContinuousAudioAlertPattern
Yourunithasbeenpresetatthefactorytoprovidecontinuous
audioalertsatyourselectedaudiolevel.Thisstandardsetting
isoftenpreferredwhenbackgroundnoiseinavehicleisloud.
AutomaticMuteAudioAlertPattern
Toengageautomaticmuting,pressthe buttononce
whentheunitisreceivingnoalerts.Asingle“beep”confirms
automaticmutemodehasbeenengaged.Thealertpattern
whenthismodeisactivated,consistsofaninitialaudiowarning
atyourselectedaudiolevelfollowedbycontinuedwarningata
loweraudiolevel.Ifanewsignalisdetectedwithin5secondsof
thepreviouslydetectedsignal,whileinautomaticmutemode,
onlythelowerlevelaudiowarningwillbeheard.Theautomatic
mutemodeenablesyoutoconvenientlymonitorextended
encounterswithouthavingtomanuallymuteoradjustthe
volumesetting.Toreturntothecontinuousaudioalertpattern,
pressthe buttonasecondtime(providingnoalertsare
beingdetected).Two“beeps”confirmyouhavecancelledauto-
maticmutemode.
ManualMutingofAudioAlerts
Regardlessofthe modeselected(continuousorautomatic
mute),theaudioalertscanbecompletelymutedbypressing
the buttonduringanalert.Oncethealerthaspassed,the
unitwillreverttothepreviousaudsetting.
 (City/Highway)Button
The modehasbeendesignedtoeffectivelyreduceun-
wantedaudioalertscausedbyintrusionalarms,dooropeners,
andotherdeviceswhichshareXbandwithpoliceRadar—
withoutreducingsensitivity.Signalsfromnon-policeRadar

etc.),cautionisadviseduntilthesourcecanbeconfirmed.
TheXbandalertpatterncausedbyanon-policesourcecan
lookliketheinitialalertproducedbyactualpoliceRadar.For
thisreasonappropriateactionisrequiredanytimeanalert
isreceived.
LaserAlerts
WhenLaserisdetected,the4-leddisplaywill“ramp”from
righttoleft(oppositepatternfromthatofRadardetection).
Thisilluminationpatternoccursrapidlyandiscoupledwith
theflashingoftheredLaser ()andtheLaseraudioalert.
IfavehicleisalongdistancefromthesourceofLaserpulses,
fewerpulseswillgenerallybereceived.Thecloserthevehicle
istothesourceofLaserpulses,thegreaterthelikelihoodof
receivingasteadystreamofLaserpulses.Thereasonforthis
istheaimingstabilityoftheLasergunandthefactthatitis
impossibletoholdthegunabsolutelystill.Anymovementof
thegunresultsinmotionofthebeamatthetarget.Thefurther
thetarget,thegreaterthedisplacementofthebeamandthe
shorterthedwelltimeofthebeamatthetargetpoint.There-
fore,thereisthepossibilityofreceivingonlyafewLaserpulses.
Duetothesecharacteristics,allLaseralertsreceivedfrom
yourunitshouldbetakenseriously.
vg-2Guard®Alert
WheneveryourexpressCordlessdetectssignalsfromthe
Interceptorvg-2(RadarDetectorDetector),thevg-2Guard®
Featurealerts(vg-2Guard®mustbeselectedoninSelectable
Features,seepage9).Adistinct,3-secondaudiowarning
coupledwiththeflashingofthefirstandfourthledsinthe4-
leddisplayconfirmactivationofthevg-2Guard®. Theled
flashingcontinuesforaslongasvg-2Guard®isactivated.
Duringthevg-2alertyourunitdoesnotdetectRadarorsws™
signals.However,thepresenceoftheInterceptorvg-2indi-
catesthattrafficisbeingmonitoredandyourspeedshouldbe
adjustedaccordingly.
Note—activationof- Guard®doesnotaffectdetectionof
Lasersignals. 
Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourunitthatisnotcovered
inthepreviousoutlinepleasecall,MondaytoFriday, –
  ,forassistance:
- -- 
- - - 
 
Limited1-YearWarranty
. Thiswarrantycoversalldefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship.
Thiswarrantydoesnotapplyiftheunithasbeensubjectto
physicalabuse,improperinstallation,modification,orifthe
housingorserialnumberoftheunithasbeenremoved.
. beltronicsmanufacturesitsproductsusingpartsand
componentswhichareneworequivalenttonewin
accordancewithindustrystandardpractices.
. Theenforceabilityofthiswarrantyislimitedtotheoriginal
consumerpurchaserandisnottransferableto,orenforceable
by,anysubsequentowner.
. Intheeventofadefect,malfunctionorotherfailuretoconform
tothiswarranty, will,atitssolediscretion,
repairorreplacetheunitatnocharge.Youareresponsible
forallshippingcostsinconnectionwithwarrantyservice
pursuanttothiswarranty.
. Thiswarrantycommencesonthedateofretailpurchaseand
shallbeeffectiveforaperiodofoneyear.
. Therearenoexpresswarrantiescoveringtheunitotherthan
thosesetforthinthiswarranty.Allimpliedwarrantiesare
limitedtotheone-yearperiodofthiswarrantyandnowar-
ranties,expressedorimplied,extendbeyondthisone-year
period.Somestatesdonotallowlimitationonhowlongan
impliedwarrantylasts,sotheabovelimitationmaynotapply
toyou.


  
   
SuctionCupKit()-  .  .
StraightPowerCord(') -  .  .
CoiledPowerCord(') -  . .
PowerCordFuses()-  .  .
Hook&LoopFastener -  .  .
VisorClip&Bracket -  .  .
WindshieldMountingBracket -  . .
PocketReflector -   .  .
EarphoneSpeaker -   . .
ProtectiveTravelCase - . .
Owner’sManual  ⁄ ⁄

Pricessubjecttochange Shippingandhandlingextra
   
Note— Cordlessisnotwaterproof—exposureto
watermaycausedamage.Pleaseremembertoprotectyour
unitfromtheelements.
PocketReflector
. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Positionthereflectorontotheunitasperthediagramand
slidethereflectorontothedetectoruntilitsnapsintoplace.
. Placethedetectorinpocketaspictured.
Note—useofthepocketreflectorprovidesfrontLaserdetection
only. 
System™ . Theconceptbehindthissystemistowarnmotorists
ofpotentialroadhazardsbyemployingSafetyWarningSystem™
transmittingdevicesinareassuchasconstructionzones,
accidentssitesanddetours.Becausethesesws™transmitters
operatewithinthe zportionoftheKbandfrequency,
theirsignalsaredetectedbyyour Cordless.
  
RadarAlerts
Thealertsprovidedbyyourunitareaffectedbothbythetype
oftransmission(continuouswaveorinstant-on),andthe
positionoftheRadarsource.Generally,whenyoudrivecloser
toaRadarsource,theintensityofthereceivedsignalincreases,
resultingintheflashingofahighernumberinthe- dis-
playandacorrespondingincreaseintheaudioalertrate.
DescribedbelowarefivecommontypesofRadarencounters
andthealertsyouwilltypicallyreceive.
Note–duringtheinitialthreesecondsofanalert,the
willilluminatesolidtoprovideclearindicationofthealert
receivedbeforeenteringflashingmode.
.StationaryormovingRadar,straightaheadaimedinyour
direction.
SinceRadarsignalstravelinastraightline,thisRadar
encounterpotentiallyoffersmaximumwarningrange.Once
thesignalisreceived,theinitialwarningconsistsoftheX,
KorSuperWidebandKaaudioandvisualalertsandthe
simultaneousflashingofdigit#1ordigit#2inthe4-leddisplay.
Theactualdigitdisplayedwilldependuponthestrengthof 
. Consideroccupantsafetywhenselectingamountinglocation.
Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbehazardousin
caseofanaccident.
. Foroptimumdetection,positionyourunitwithaclear,
unobstructedviewoftheroadfromthefrontandrear.
. Donotallowtheunittomakecontactwiththewindshield.
Thiswilleliminateunnecessaryvibration.
. Avoidplacingyourunitindirectsunlight.Duringthesummer,
interiortemperaturesofanenclosedvehiclecansometimes
reachtemperaturesthatwillcauseprematureagingoftheunit.
. Yourdetectorisnotwaterproof;exposuretowatermaycause
damage.
DashMounting
. Selectanareathatisrelativelylevel,cleananddry.Adherethe
softportionoftheenclosedhookandloopfastenertothisarea
andthecorrespondinghardportiontothebottomofyourunit.
. Fastenunittodashbyplacinghookandlooppiecestogether.
BracketAssembly
. Thevisorclipisfully
assembled.Toassemble
thewindshieldbracket,
followthisdiagram.
VisorMounting
(Notrecommendedfor
Motorcycleuse)
. Removethedetector’s
coverbypressingontheraiseddotsandpushing
outward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.

EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode
1. Withtheunit,pressandholdthe button,thenpress
the⁄ button.TheamberX willilluminateandashort
“beep”willsound.
2. Immediatelyafterthe“beep”, led# willshowthestatusof
thesws™selectablefeature.Toselectled#(- Guard®),
pressthe button.Usethe buttontotogglebetween
thetwos.
3. Ifilluminationoftheselectedledissolid,featureis,but
maybecanceledbypressingthe button.Two“beeps”
willsound,confirmingfeatureis.
4. Iftheselected isflashing,thefeatureis,butmaybe
activatedbypressingthe button.Asingle“beep”and
solidilluminationwillconfirmthefeatureis.
5. Pressthep/vbuttontoretainyournewsettingsforselectable
features.Two“beeps”willconfirmthatyouhaveexitedfrom
selectablefeatures.Yourunitwillbe andreadyfor
operation.

GeneralGuidelines
Donotmountyourunitdirectlybehindwindshieldwipersor
mirroredsunscreenswhichblockRadarandLasersignals
andsubstantiallyreducewarningrange.Unlike“aftermarket”
mirroredsun-screens,regulartintedglassdoesnotaffect
Radarreception.
Radarsignalsarealsoreflectedbythe“heatedwindshields”
knownasInstaclear®andElectriClear®availableasanoption
onsomevehicles.Thistypeofwindshieldmakesanydash,
visororwindshieldmounteddetectorineffective.(Ifin
doubt,checkwithanappropriatedealershiptoseeifthis
appliestoyourvehicle.)
Toachieveoptimumperformance,regardlessofwhich
mountingpositionyouchoose,followthesebasicstepsonthe
followingpage:

thesignalreceived.AsthestrengthoftheRadarsignal
increases,theaudioalertbecomesmorerapidandtheflashing
ofdigit#3or#4ortheflashingofallleds(lefttoright)will
occur.Thisindicatesamaximumsignalstrength.Assuming
theRadarsignalremainsuninterrupted,theaudibleandvisual
alertswillclearlyindicatea“weak”signalbecomingstronger
asyoudriveclosertotheRadarsource.Remember,whenthe
policeRadarsourceismovingtowardyou,theRadarsignal
strengthwillincreasemuchmorerapidlythanifyou
areapproachingastationarysource.
.StationaryRadaraimedaroundacorner
Underthiscircumstance,reactiontimeisconsiderably
reduced.SincetheRadarsignalsaretransmittedacrossyour
lineoftravel,thereisgenerallynosignalavailabletoreceive
untilyouarerelativelyclosetothesource.Onceanalertis
received,expectthestrengthofthesignaltoincreasevery
quickly.Advancedwarninginthissituationmaybereduced.
. StationaryRadarconcealedbythecrestofahillaimedinyour
direction.
Radarsignalstravelinastraightlineanddonotpassthrough
earth.Consequently,policeRadaraimedatthecrestofasteep 
Post-WarrantyService
Thefollowingarrangementsapplyiftheone-yearwarranty
periodhasexpiredoryouarenotabletoprovideacopyof
yourdatedsalesreceiptindicatingpurchasewithinthelast
twelvemonths.
. ReturnyourunittotheappropriateaddressunderWarranty
Serviceandfollowstepsthrough(b)outlinedinthatsection.
. Encloseacheckwithyourunitfor$  or$  Canadianto
coverinspectionandpostagereturn.

RadarReceiverFrequencies:. z(XBand),. z
(KBand),. zto. z(SuperWidebandKa)
OperatingTemperatures:-°to ° (-°to°)
PowerSupplyRequirements:. Volts, mA(ifoperating
froma powercord;seeAccessories,below)
RadarAntennaType:PatentedDiecastHornwithIntegrated
TransitiontoMicrostripMixer
MaximumDimensions:."() ."() . "()
Weight:. ounces
 reservestherighttoincorporatedesignimprovements
whichmaynotbereflectedinthespecificationslistedinthisowner’smanual.

Ifyourequireanyadditionalaccessories,replacementacces-
soriesoranyaccessorywhichisnotincludedwithyourunit,
calltoorderorformoreinformationMondaytoFriday, –
  .(Seetheaccessorieslistonpage23.)
- -- 
- - - 

Toensuremaximumbenefitfromyour Cordless,
pleasereadallinstructionsbeforeoperatingyourunit.
Remember,owningaRadardetectordoesnotgiveyoua
licensetospeed.AlertsfromaRadardetectorserveasan
effectiveremindertocheckyourspeed.Lawsvarythrough-
outNorthAmericagoverningtheuseofaRadardetector.Itis
yourresponsibilitytofollowtheselaws.
   
Aregulatedswitchmodeandenergyconservingcircuitry
ensurefullsensitivitytoRadarandLaserovertheentire
batterylife.
  
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)
 Cordlessdetectsencodedsignalsfromsws™
transmittersandprovidesdistinctalertsfor:Highway
Construction/Maintenance,HighwayHazardZones,Weather
RelatedHazards,Emergency/SlowMovingVehiclesand
Travel/ConvenienceInformation.
Foracompletedescriptionofsws™audioandvisual
alerts,seepage .
- Guard®Alert
 Cordlessfeaturesvg-2Guard®Alert,whichprovides
analerttothetotheInterceptorvg-2(RadarDetector
Detector).
Foracompletedescriptionofthevg-2Guard®audio/visual
alert,seepage.
   
 Cordlessincludesapocketreflectorandan
earphonespeaker—makingitidealformotorcycleuse.
(Seepage.)
   
ProfileofFeatures l page
Pre-OperatingInstructions
BatteryInstallation l page
AutoShut-Off l page
LowBatteryWarning
l page
DescriptionofFeatures
Power-UpTestSequence l page
TutorialMode
l page
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections l page
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
l page
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
l page
 (Dim/Dark)Button l page
 (AudioMute)Button
l page
 (City/Highway)Button
l page
ResettoFactorySettings
l page
SelectableFeatures
EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode l page
Installation
GeneralGuidelines
l page
UnderstandingRadar,Laserandsws™
l page
InterpretationofAlerts
RadarAlerts
l page
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
l page
LaserAlerts
l page
vg-2Guard®Alert l page
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)Alerts
l page
PerformanceVerification
l page
Troubleshooting
l page
ConsumerWarranty
l page
Service
WarrantyService l page
Post-WarrantyService
l page
Specifications l page
Accessories
l page
InstructionsforMotorcycleMounting l page
.  (Dim/Dark)Button:providesdimordarksettingsof
the displayfordiscreetnighttravel.Audioalertsarenot
affectedbythismode.
.  (AudioMute)Button:providesautomaticandmanual
mutingofX,K,SuperWidebandKaRadar,Laserandsws™
alerts.
.  (City/Highway)Button:minimizesunwantedXband
Radaralertswithoutreducingsensitivity.
. AntennaOpening:Radarsignalsarereceivedbyapatented
diecastantennawithintegratedtransitiontomicrostripmixer.
. LaserOpticalSensors:collectLasersignalsfrominfrontand
behind.
. AudioAlertSpeaker:allaudiblealertsareemittedfrom
thislocation.
. ExternalEarphoneSpeakerJack:earphonespeakeris
connectedatthislocation.
. PowerJack:canbeusedtoinsertapowercord,making
 Cordlessoperablefromyourcigarettelightersocket.
(SeeAccessories,page)
- 
BatteryInstallation
 Cordlesshasbeenpackagedwithtwo alkaline
batteriestogetyoustarted.Weadvisethatyouuseonly
alkalinebatteriestoensuretopperformance.Othertypes
maynotprovidesufficientpoweroutputtooperate
 Cordless.
Caution—donotleave Cordlessindirectsunlight.
Exposuretoextremeheatcandamageboththebatteryand
unit.Warrantywillbevoid.
Toinstallthebattery:
. Withtheunit,removethecompartmentcoveronthe
undersideoftheunitbypressingontheraiseddotsand
pushingoutwards.
InstaclearisaregisteredtrademarkoftheFordMotorCompany.
ElectriClearisaregisteredTrademarkofLibbey,Owens,Ford,andDelco-Remy.
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. Slidethevisorclipontothetopofthedetectoruntilitsnaps
intoplace.Clipthedetectortotheedgeofthesunvisornearest
thewindshield.
WindshieldMounting(NotrecommendedforMotorcycleuse)
1. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Cleantheselectedwindshieldarea,positionthesuction-cup
mountonthewindshield,andpressfirmlyoneachsuction
cuptosecureitinplace.
3. Useascrewdriverorasmallcointoadjustthesuction-cup
mountuntilthebaseplateislevel.
. Slidedetectorontobaseplateuntilitsnapsintoplace.
Note—somevehicleshaveaplasticcoatingontheinsideofthe
windshielddesignedtoprotectoccupantsincaseofanaccident.
Useofthewindshieldbracketonthistypeofwindshieldcan
permanentlymarkthesurface.Checkwithyourdealerifyou
areunsurewhetheryourvehicleisequippedwiththistypeof
windshield.
hill cannotbereceiveduntilyouareatornearthetop.
Warningtimemaybeminimal(asinsituation#2)sincea
strongsignalisnotpresentuntilyouarenearthecrestofthe
hill.Atthispoint,youmaybenearlyinthepoliceofficer’s
lineofsight.Whencrestingahill,aweakinitialalertfollowed
veryquicklybyafullalertistypical.Thisalertpatternrequires
promptattention.
.MovingRadarbehindyou,travelinginthesamedirection.
PoliceRadarsignalstransmittedfrombehindyourvehiclecan
bereceivedwhenreflectedbyobjectsinfrontofyousuchas
largesigns,bridgesandtrucks.Asyoudrive,thesizeandcon-
figurationoftheseobjectsareconstantlychangingcausingthe
strengthofanyreflectedRadarsignalreceivedtovary.Astrong,
uninterruptedalertindicatesthepatrolcarisclosebehind.
Instant-OnRadar
Ifyouarethetargetvehicle,analertcausedbyinstant-onRadar
willbestrongandimmediate.Whenencountered,yourunit
respondswithathreesecondaudio/visualinstant-onwarning.
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
Ideally,aRadardetectorshouldonlyalertinthepresenceof
policeRadar.However,becauseotherdevicesshareXband
withpoliceRadar,falsealertssometimesoccur.Generally,a
falsesignalproducesonlyashortaudioandvisualalert.Since
theyaremostoftenweak,itispossibletodriveoutofthe
signal’srangeveryquicklyandreceiveonlyabriefalert.
Althoughmanytimestheprobablesourceofthefalsesignal
canbeidentified(supermarket,bank,commercialbuilding,
. Adiagramindicatingplacementofeachbatteryappearsat
thebottomofthecompartment.Gentlypressthebatteries
downintoplace.
. Replacethebatterycompartmentlid.
AutoShut-Off
Toconservebatterylife,ifnoalertsorbuttonactivationsoccur
forapproximatelyonehour,theautoshut-offfeaturewill
engage.Anobtrusive, secondaudio/visualwarningandan
additional5secondvisualwarningwillconfirmtheunitis
abouttoshutoff.Todefeatautoshut-off,pressanybutton
duringthis8secondwarning.
LowBatteryWarning
Threewarningsalertyouasbatterypowerdiminishes.The
levelofbatteryliferemainingisconfirmedbythefollowing:
. ‒ hoursbatteryliferemaining:the“”(battery) flashes
oncefollowedbythegreen“” oramber“” flashing
threetimes.Thisflashingpatternwillcontinuefortwohours.
. Lessthanhoursbatteryliferemaining:thegreen“”
oramber“” flashesoncefollowedbythered“”
flashingthreetimes.
. Finalwarning:red“” flashescontinuouslycoupledwith
aloud,obtrusiveaudiblewarning,confirminganewbattery
isrequired.
Pleasenote—weadviseyoutake Cordlessindoors
afteruseduringcoldweather.Insomecircumstances,the“”
(battery) mayflashifthebatteryisextremelycold.Once
thebatterywarmsuphowever,thissituationwillbecorrected.
  
Power-UpTestSequence
Eachtimeyourunitisturned,alertsforLaser,K,Ka,X
andsws™(leds1–4)arepresentedbriefly,followedbythe
illuminationofthe“h”,“c”and“b”leds.Afterthissequence,
illuminationofled#1and/orled#2indicatesifSelectable
  
Featuresareengaged.(Seepage9.)Ifyourunitpresentsan
ledilluminationpatternotherthanthisstandardpower-up
testsequence,returnittobeltronicsforservicing.
Tobypassthepower-uptestsequence,pressthep/vbutton
twice.Yourunitwillbereadyforoperationafterindicating
statusofsws™(led#1)andvg-2Guard®(led#2).
TutorialMode
Thetutorialmodeallowsyoutobecomemorefamiliarwithall
audibleandvisualalerts.Toengagethismode,pressthe
and buttonssimultaneouslywhiletheunitis.The audio/
visualalertswillbepresentedslowlyinorderofLaser,K,Ka,X,
vg-2Guard
®
andsws
™
followedbytheilluminationofthe“h”,
“c”and“b”leds.Afterthetutorialmode,yourunitwillbeon.
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections
Anytimeyourunitisturned orthebatteriesare
removed,allfeaturesettingsareretainedintheunit’smemory.
Memoryretentioneliminatestheneedtoresetyourpreferred
featuresettingseachtimeyourunitisturnedoffandthen
back.
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
Onceyour Cordlessisreceivingpower,theaudio
levelcanbeadjustedbycontinuingtopressthe⁄ button
down.Asyouheartheaudiolevelchange,thenumerals
,  ,    provideavisualreferenceoftheaudiolevel.
Toreversethedirectioninwhichtheaudiolevelcycles,
brieflyrelease,thenreactivatethe⁄ button.
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
ThistypeofsignalappearssuddenlywhenaRadarunitis
“triggered”.Theinstant-onalertconsistsofanintense,three
second,X,KorSuperWidebandKaaudio“burst”,coupled
withthe“ramping”illumination(–)ofthe4-leddisplay.
 (Dim/Dark)Button
The buttonallowsselectionofadimordarksettingfor
allleds.Toengagedimmode,pressthedrkbuttononce.
Asingle“beep”confirmsyourselection.Tocompletelycancel
theilluminationofallleds,pressdrkasecondtime.You’ll
 

  
.⁄ (Power/Volume)Button:pressing⁄ brieflywillturn
theunit.Continuingtopressthe⁄ buttonwillcausethe
audioleveltocycle.
. (HighwayMode)Indicator:green“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandinhighwaymode.
. (CityMode)Indicator:amber“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandincitymode.
. (LowBattery)Indicator:red“”flashesinanalternating
patternwitheither“”or“”confirmingbatterypowerislow.
. (Laser)Indicator:red“”flashestoconfirmdetection
ofLasersignals.
. K/Ka/XVisualAlerts:theRadarbandreceivedisconfirmed
bytheflashingoftheappropriateletter.
. 4-ledDisplay:thenumerals, ,  and flashlefttorightto
confirmthestrengthofRadarsignals.Differentalertpatterns
confirmdetectionofLaser,SafetyWarningSystem®and
vg-2signals.

.  willinnoeventbeliableforanyconsequential,
incidental,indirectorspecialdamages(including,
butnotlimitedto,lostprofits)arisingoutoforinconnection
withtheuse,misuse,orfunctionoftheunit.Somestatesdo
notallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconse-
quentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusionmay
notapplytoyou.
. Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumay
alsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
. Youmustprovideacopyofadatedsalesreceiptforyourunit
inordertoreceiveserviceunderwarranty.

WarrantyService
Ifyoufeelyourdetectorisnotfunctioningproperlyplease
reviewthismanual,particularlythesectiononPerformance
Verification.Ifyoustillfeelserviceisrequired,pleasefollow
theinstructionsbelow.
. Toobtainserviceduringtheone-yearwarrantyperiod,
pleasecalltheappropriatenumberbelowtoobtainan
RAnumberandshippinginstructions.Rememberto
returnyourdetectorpostagepaid,insuredandinsuitable
packaging.
- -- 
- - - 
. Foryourownprotection,obtainaproofofdeliveryreceipt.
Shippingcostsareyourresponsibility.
. Enclosewithyourunitthefollowinginformation:
(a)Yourname,completereturnaddressandwrittendescrip-
tionoftheproblem.(No..  please.)
(b)Atelephonenumberwhereyoucanbereachedduring
regularbusinesshours.
(c)Acopyofyourdatedsalesreceipt.
 
ExternalSpeaker
Thejack locatedclosesttothecontrolpaneloftheunitis
usedtoconnecttheexternalearphonespeaker.Theearphone
speakerismountedinsideyourhelmetandwillensureyou
hearallaudiblealerts.
Note:ifyouchoosetouseapowercordwithyourunit
(seeaccessories,page23)youmustfirstremovethebatteries.
Thisactionwillpreventdamagetotheunit.
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RADAR/LASER/SAFETY DETECTOR
2-AA BATTERY OPERATION
X/K/SUPER WIDEBAND Ka DETECTION
TOTAL TRACKING LASER™(TTL™)
VG-2 GUARD®ALERT
SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM™(SWS™)
MODEL 946
sourcesarefrequentlyencounteredinurbanandsuburban
areas,makinguseofthismodeidealintheseareas.
Pressingthe buttononceengagesthe modewhich
isconfirmedbytheflashingambercity labeled“”anda
singleaudio“beep”. Pressingthe buttonasecondtime
returnsyoutohighwaymode;asingle“beep”willconfirm
thisselection.Onceengaged,weakXbandsignalsencountered
willproducenoaudiblealertuntilthesignalstrengthreaches
apresetlevel.However,visualalertsareprocessedtheinstant
anXbandsignalisdetected,keepingyouquietlyinformed.
Sincemost“false”Xbandsignalsareweak,theuseofthe
modeallowsyoutodriveoutoftheirrangebeforetheyreach
thepresetlevelandtriggerafullaudioalert.Incontrast,
signalsfromXbandtrafficRadararegenerallystrongerand
willexceedthepresetlevel,causingafullXbandaudioalert.
Activatingthe modewillnotchangeSuperWideband
Ka,Korinstant-onXbandRadaralertpatterns.
Note—thectymodehasnoeffectonthereceptionofLaser,
sws™orvg-2signals.
ResettoFactorySettings
Youcanresetyourunittofactorysettingsforvolume,,
, andSelectableFeatures.Withtheunit,press
andholdtheaudandctybuttonssimultaneously,thenpress
the/button.Yourunitisnow andreadyforoperation.
  
SafetyWarningSystem™and-Guard®Alertarefeatures
thatmaybeselected or,dependinguponyourprefer-
ence.Theseselectablefeaturesarereferencedusings#
and#.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromsws™transmitters
andprovideaudio/visualwarnings.Factorysettingis.
- Guard®Alert— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromInterceptorvg-2
transmitters,providingimmunitytodetection.Factorysetting
is.
 ,   ™
ThreeRadarFrequencies
Threemicrowavefrequencieshavebeenallocatedbythe
(FederalCommunicationsCommission)andareusedfor
trafficRadar.Theyare:
Xband:. z
Kband:. z
SuperWidebandKa:. zto. z
BothXandKbandsarewellknowntomotoristswhohave
traveledwithRadardetectors.IntroducedfirstwasXband
Radarwhichbecamecommonduringthes.Inthemid
sthelowerpowered,moredifficulttodetectKbandRadar
wasintroduced.In , approvalwasgivenforRadar
equipmentusingathirdfrequency,Ka.Inresponsetothis,
 introducedthefirstRadardetectorscapableof
detectingX,KandKabandsignals.Inlate, approval
wasgiventoWidebandKa:. zto. z.Onceagain,
 respondedwithWidebandKadetection.Today,
CordlessdetectsthecompleteSuperWidebandKafrequency
allottedforpolicemonitoring—. to. z.
TotalTrackingLaser™(ttl™)
UnlikeRadarsignals,whicharehighlyreflective,Lasersignals
haveverypoorreflectivecharacteristics.Manyoftoday’sLaser
detectorsdonothavethehighsensitivitynecessarytodetect
Laserwithinalarge“fieldofview”. Your Cordless
incorporates’snumberoneratedLaserdetection.Twin
LaserportsdetectenergyfaroutsidethemainLaserbeam—
includingoff-axissignals—providingthelargestachievable
°“fieldofview”. Thealertsreceivedbyyourunitarethe
samewhethertheyarereceivedfromthefrontorrear.
Note—theuseofthepocketreflectorwillprovidefrontLaser
detectiononly.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)—Whatisit?
TheRadioAssociationDefendingAirwaveRights,Inc.
(.....)conceivedanddevelopedtheSafetyWarning
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)Alerts
WiththeSafetyWarningSystem™featureonandansws™
transmitterinuse,yourdetectorwillprovideaunique,3-second
“beep”followedbyclicking,coupledwiththeflashingofthe
appropriateledinthe4-leddisplay.Toselectsws™onor
off,seeSelectableFeatures,page.
 #confirmsHighwayConstruction/Maintenanceahead
 #confirmsHighwayHazardZoneAdvisorywhichcould
indicateanaccidentahead
 #confirmsWeatherRelatedHazardssuchasfogahead
 #confirmsEmergency/SlowMovingVehiclesintransit
Whenonlythesws™audiowarningisprovided,thecategory
referencedisTravel/ConvenienceInformationorthecategory
isunknown
 
ConditionsthatAffectRadarAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotalertingproperly,keepinmindthat
therearemanyconditionsthatinfluencetheintensityor
durationofanalert:
. Thepoliceareusinginstant-on/pulsedRadar,inwhichcase
nosignalistransmitteduntilvisualcontacthasbeenmade
withyourvehicle.Fordetectionofthissignal,youmustrely
onreflectedsignalsfromRadardirectedattraffictraveling
aheadofyou.
. ThepoliceRadarunitispositionedperpendiculartotheroad,
aroundacurve,orjustoverthecrestofahill,thus,significantly
reducingthereceptionrange.
. ThehighwaytrafficbetweenyourvehicleandthepoliceRadar
sourceisheavy.Thisblocks/reflectstransmittedsignals.The
presenceofseverallargetrucksbetweenyouandthepolice
Radarunitcouldalsosignificantlyreducereception.
. Rainorhumidweatherconditionscanabsorbtransmitted
signalsbeforetheyreachyourvehicle,againreducingdetection
range.
. ThepoliceRadarunitisnotproperlytunedandistransmitting
outsidetheX,KorSuperWidebandKafrequencyranges.
ConditionsthatAffectLaserAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotproperlyalertingtothepresenceof
Lasersignals,keepinmindthatrain,fog,highhumidityand
otherweatherconditionscanaffecttherangethattheLaser
beamcanbedetected.
 
SolutionsforCommonProblems
Ifyour Cordlessisnotoperatingproperly,please
refertotheoutlinebelow.
Problem PossibleCause Corrective Procedure
Unitnot Batteriesrequire replacebatteries
receivingpower replacement
“Poordetection Antenna/lensopening Repositionunitwith
range” partiallyblocked unobstructedviewof
roadaheadandbehind.
Radarsignalsunableto Determinewhether
passthroughwindshield yourvehiclehasa
“heatedwindshield”
knownasInstaclear®
orElectriClear®,or
iscoveredwitha
metallicsunscreen.
Erraticorfrequent Highconcentrationof Use mode
alerts non-policeXbandsources
Reviewsectioninthis
manualonPerformance
Verification
Partialornodisplay Dimordarkmodeengaged Disengagedimor
darkmode
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MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES INCLUDED

noticethe“”or“”indicatorremainsdimtoconfirmyour
unitisreceivingpower.Toreturntoafullbrightsetting,
pressthedrkbuttonathirdtime;two“beeps”confirmthis
selection.Useofthedrkbuttondoesnotaffectaudioalerts.
Important—ifyoupressthethe buttonanddonotreceive
audibleconfirmation,theaudiolevelhasbeensettoolow.
 (AudioMute)Button(Radar,Laserandsws™)
ContinuousAudioAlertPattern
Yourunithasbeenpresetatthefactorytoprovidecontinuous
audioalertsatyourselectedaudiolevel.Thisstandardsetting
isoftenpreferredwhenbackgroundnoiseinavehicleisloud.
AutomaticMuteAudioAlertPattern
Toengageautomaticmuting,pressthe buttononce
whentheunitisreceivingnoalerts.Asingle“beep”confirms
automaticmutemodehasbeenengaged.Thealertpattern
whenthismodeisactivated,consistsofaninitialaudiowarning
atyourselectedaudiolevelfollowedbycontinuedwarningata
loweraudiolevel.Ifanewsignalisdetectedwithin5secondsof
thepreviouslydetectedsignal,whileinautomaticmutemode,
onlythelowerlevelaudiowarningwillbeheard.Theautomatic
mutemodeenablesyoutoconvenientlymonitorextended
encounterswithouthavingtomanuallymuteoradjustthe
volumesetting.Toreturntothecontinuousaudioalertpattern,
pressthe buttonasecondtime(providingnoalertsare
beingdetected).Two“beeps”confirmyouhavecancelledauto-
maticmutemode.
ManualMutingofAudioAlerts
Regardlessofthe modeselected(continuousorautomatic
mute),theaudioalertscanbecompletelymutedbypressing
the buttonduringanalert.Oncethealerthaspassed,the
unitwillreverttothepreviousaudsetting.
 (City/Highway)Button
The modehasbeendesignedtoeffectivelyreduceun-
wantedaudioalertscausedbyintrusionalarms,dooropeners,
andotherdeviceswhichshareXbandwithpoliceRadar—
withoutreducingsensitivity.Signalsfromnon-policeRadar

etc.),cautionisadviseduntilthesourcecanbeconfirmed.
TheXbandalertpatterncausedbyanon-policesourcecan
lookliketheinitialalertproducedbyactualpoliceRadar.For
thisreasonappropriateactionisrequiredanytimeanalert
isreceived.
LaserAlerts
WhenLaserisdetected,the4-leddisplaywill“ramp”from
righttoleft(oppositepatternfromthatofRadardetection).
Thisilluminationpatternoccursrapidlyandiscoupledwith
theflashingoftheredLaser ()andtheLaseraudioalert.
IfavehicleisalongdistancefromthesourceofLaserpulses,
fewerpulseswillgenerallybereceived.Thecloserthevehicle
istothesourceofLaserpulses,thegreaterthelikelihoodof
receivingasteadystreamofLaserpulses.Thereasonforthis
istheaimingstabilityoftheLasergunandthefactthatitis
impossibletoholdthegunabsolutelystill.Anymovementof
thegunresultsinmotionofthebeamatthetarget.Thefurther
thetarget,thegreaterthedisplacementofthebeamandthe
shorterthedwelltimeofthebeamatthetargetpoint.There-
fore,thereisthepossibilityofreceivingonlyafewLaserpulses.
Duetothesecharacteristics,allLaseralertsreceivedfrom
yourunitshouldbetakenseriously.
vg-2Guard®Alert
WheneveryourexpressCordlessdetectssignalsfromthe
Interceptorvg-2(RadarDetectorDetector),thevg-2Guard®
Featurealerts(vg-2Guard®mustbeselectedoninSelectable
Features,seepage9).Adistinct,3-secondaudiowarning
coupledwiththeflashingofthefirstandfourthledsinthe4-
leddisplayconfirmactivationofthevg-2Guard®. Theled
flashingcontinuesforaslongasvg-2Guard®isactivated.
Duringthevg-2alertyourunitdoesnotdetectRadarorsws™
signals.However,thepresenceoftheInterceptorvg-2indi-
catesthattrafficisbeingmonitoredandyourspeedshouldbe
adjustedaccordingly.
Note—activationof- Guard®doesnotaffectdetectionof
Lasersignals. 
Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourunitthatisnotcovered
inthepreviousoutlinepleasecall,MondaytoFriday, –
  ,forassistance:
- -- 
- - - 
 
Limited1-YearWarranty
. Thiswarrantycoversalldefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship.
Thiswarrantydoesnotapplyiftheunithasbeensubjectto
physicalabuse,improperinstallation,modification,orifthe
housingorserialnumberoftheunithasbeenremoved.
. beltronicsmanufacturesitsproductsusingpartsand
componentswhichareneworequivalenttonewin
accordancewithindustrystandardpractices.
. Theenforceabilityofthiswarrantyislimitedtotheoriginal
consumerpurchaserandisnottransferableto,orenforceable
by,anysubsequentowner.
. Intheeventofadefect,malfunctionorotherfailuretoconform
tothiswarranty, will,atitssolediscretion,
repairorreplacetheunitatnocharge.Youareresponsible
forallshippingcostsinconnectionwithwarrantyservice
pursuanttothiswarranty.
. Thiswarrantycommencesonthedateofretailpurchaseand
shallbeeffectiveforaperiodofoneyear.
. Therearenoexpresswarrantiescoveringtheunitotherthan
thosesetforthinthiswarranty.Allimpliedwarrantiesare
limitedtotheone-yearperiodofthiswarrantyandnowar-
ranties,expressedorimplied,extendbeyondthisone-year
period.Somestatesdonotallowlimitationonhowlongan
impliedwarrantylasts,sotheabovelimitationmaynotapply
toyou.


  
   
SuctionCupKit()-  .  .
StraightPowerCord(') -  .  .
CoiledPowerCord(') -  . .
PowerCordFuses()-  .  .
Hook&LoopFastener -  .  .
VisorClip&Bracket -  .  .
WindshieldMountingBracket -  . .
PocketReflector -   .  .
EarphoneSpeaker -   . .
ProtectiveTravelCase - . .
Owner’sManual  ⁄ ⁄

Pricessubjecttochange Shippingandhandlingextra
   
Note— Cordlessisnotwaterproof—exposureto
watermaycausedamage.Pleaseremembertoprotectyour
unitfromtheelements.
PocketReflector
. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Positionthereflectorontotheunitasperthediagramand
slidethereflectorontothedetectoruntilitsnapsintoplace.
. Placethedetectorinpocketaspictured.
Note—useofthepocketreflectorprovidesfrontLaserdetection
only. 
System™ . Theconceptbehindthissystemistowarnmotorists
ofpotentialroadhazardsbyemployingSafetyWarningSystem™
transmittingdevicesinareassuchasconstructionzones,
accidentssitesanddetours.Becausethesesws™transmitters
operatewithinthe zportionoftheKbandfrequency,
theirsignalsaredetectedbyyour Cordless.
  
RadarAlerts
Thealertsprovidedbyyourunitareaffectedbothbythetype
oftransmission(continuouswaveorinstant-on),andthe
positionoftheRadarsource.Generally,whenyoudrivecloser
toaRadarsource,theintensityofthereceivedsignalincreases,
resultingintheflashingofahighernumberinthe- dis-
playandacorrespondingincreaseintheaudioalertrate.
DescribedbelowarefivecommontypesofRadarencounters
andthealertsyouwilltypicallyreceive.
Note–duringtheinitialthreesecondsofanalert,the
willilluminatesolidtoprovideclearindicationofthealert
receivedbeforeenteringflashingmode.
.StationaryormovingRadar,straightaheadaimedinyour
direction.
SinceRadarsignalstravelinastraightline,thisRadar
encounterpotentiallyoffersmaximumwarningrange.Once
thesignalisreceived,theinitialwarningconsistsoftheX,
KorSuperWidebandKaaudioandvisualalertsandthe
simultaneousflashingofdigit#1ordigit#2inthe4-leddisplay.
Theactualdigitdisplayedwilldependuponthestrengthof 
. Consideroccupantsafetywhenselectingamountinglocation.
Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbehazardousin
caseofanaccident.
. Foroptimumdetection,positionyourunitwithaclear,
unobstructedviewoftheroadfromthefrontandrear.
. Donotallowtheunittomakecontactwiththewindshield.
Thiswilleliminateunnecessaryvibration.
. Avoidplacingyourunitindirectsunlight.Duringthesummer,
interiortemperaturesofanenclosedvehiclecansometimes
reachtemperaturesthatwillcauseprematureagingoftheunit.
. Yourdetectorisnotwaterproof;exposuretowatermaycause
damage.
DashMounting
. Selectanareathatisrelativelylevel,cleananddry.Adherethe
softportionoftheenclosedhookandloopfastenertothisarea
andthecorrespondinghardportiontothebottomofyourunit.
. Fastenunittodashbyplacinghookandlooppiecestogether.
BracketAssembly
. Thevisorclipisfully
assembled.Toassemble
thewindshieldbracket,
followthisdiagram.
VisorMounting
(Notrecommendedfor
Motorcycleuse)
. Removethedetector’s
coverbypressingontheraiseddotsandpushing
outward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.

EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode
1. Withtheunit,pressandholdthe button,thenpress
the⁄ button.TheamberX willilluminateandashort
“beep”willsound.
2. Immediatelyafterthe“beep”, led# willshowthestatusof
thesws™selectablefeature.Toselectled#(- Guard®),
pressthe button.Usethe buttontotogglebetween
thetwos.
3. Ifilluminationoftheselectedledissolid,featureis,but
maybecanceledbypressingthe button.Two“beeps”
willsound,confirmingfeatureis.
4. Iftheselected isflashing,thefeatureis,butmaybe
activatedbypressingthe button.Asingle“beep”and
solidilluminationwillconfirmthefeatureis.
5. Pressthep/vbuttontoretainyournewsettingsforselectable
features.Two“beeps”willconfirmthatyouhaveexitedfrom
selectablefeatures.Yourunitwillbe andreadyfor
operation.

GeneralGuidelines
Donotmountyourunitdirectlybehindwindshieldwipersor
mirroredsunscreenswhichblockRadarandLasersignals
andsubstantiallyreducewarningrange.Unlike“aftermarket”
mirroredsun-screens,regulartintedglassdoesnotaffect
Radarreception.
Radarsignalsarealsoreflectedbythe“heatedwindshields”
knownasInstaclear®andElectriClear®availableasanoption
onsomevehicles.Thistypeofwindshieldmakesanydash,
visororwindshieldmounteddetectorineffective.(Ifin
doubt,checkwithanappropriatedealershiptoseeifthis
appliestoyourvehicle.)
Toachieveoptimumperformance,regardlessofwhich
mountingpositionyouchoose,followthesebasicstepsonthe
followingpage:

thesignalreceived.AsthestrengthoftheRadarsignal
increases,theaudioalertbecomesmorerapidandtheflashing
ofdigit#3or#4ortheflashingofallleds(lefttoright)will
occur.Thisindicatesamaximumsignalstrength.Assuming
theRadarsignalremainsuninterrupted,theaudibleandvisual
alertswillclearlyindicatea“weak”signalbecomingstronger
asyoudriveclosertotheRadarsource.Remember,whenthe
policeRadarsourceismovingtowardyou,theRadarsignal
strengthwillincreasemuchmorerapidlythanifyou
areapproachingastationarysource.
.StationaryRadaraimedaroundacorner
Underthiscircumstance,reactiontimeisconsiderably
reduced.SincetheRadarsignalsaretransmittedacrossyour
lineoftravel,thereisgenerallynosignalavailabletoreceive
untilyouarerelativelyclosetothesource.Onceanalertis
received,expectthestrengthofthesignaltoincreasevery
quickly.Advancedwarninginthissituationmaybereduced.
. StationaryRadarconcealedbythecrestofahillaimedinyour
direction.
Radarsignalstravelinastraightlineanddonotpassthrough
earth.Consequently,policeRadaraimedatthecrestofasteep 
Post-WarrantyService
Thefollowingarrangementsapplyiftheone-yearwarranty
periodhasexpiredoryouarenotabletoprovideacopyof
yourdatedsalesreceiptindicatingpurchasewithinthelast
twelvemonths.
. ReturnyourunittotheappropriateaddressunderWarranty
Serviceandfollowstepsthrough(b)outlinedinthatsection.
. Encloseacheckwithyourunitfor$  or$  Canadianto
coverinspectionandpostagereturn.

RadarReceiverFrequencies:. z(XBand),. z
(KBand),. zto. z(SuperWidebandKa)
OperatingTemperatures:-°to ° (-°to°)
PowerSupplyRequirements:. Volts, mA(ifoperating
froma powercord;seeAccessories,below)
RadarAntennaType:PatentedDiecastHornwithIntegrated
TransitiontoMicrostripMixer
MaximumDimensions:."() ."() . "()
Weight:. ounces
 reservestherighttoincorporatedesignimprovements
whichmaynotbereflectedinthespecificationslistedinthisowner’smanual.

Ifyourequireanyadditionalaccessories,replacementacces-
soriesoranyaccessorywhichisnotincludedwithyourunit,
calltoorderorformoreinformationMondaytoFriday, –
  .(Seetheaccessorieslistonpage23.)
- -- 
- - - 

Toensuremaximumbenefitfromyour Cordless,
pleasereadallinstructionsbeforeoperatingyourunit.
Remember,owningaRadardetectordoesnotgiveyoua
licensetospeed.AlertsfromaRadardetectorserveasan
effectiveremindertocheckyourspeed.Lawsvarythrough-
outNorthAmericagoverningtheuseofaRadardetector.Itis
yourresponsibilitytofollowtheselaws.
   
Aregulatedswitchmodeandenergyconservingcircuitry
ensurefullsensitivitytoRadarandLaserovertheentire
batterylife.
  
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)
 Cordlessdetectsencodedsignalsfromsws™
transmittersandprovidesdistinctalertsfor:Highway
Construction/Maintenance,HighwayHazardZones,Weather
RelatedHazards,Emergency/SlowMovingVehiclesand
Travel/ConvenienceInformation.
Foracompletedescriptionofsws™audioandvisual
alerts,seepage .
- Guard®Alert
 Cordlessfeaturesvg-2Guard®Alert,whichprovides
analerttothetotheInterceptorvg-2(RadarDetector
Detector).
Foracompletedescriptionofthevg-2Guard®audio/visual
alert,seepage.
   
 Cordlessincludesapocketreflectorandan
earphonespeaker—makingitidealformotorcycleuse.
(Seepage.)
   
ProfileofFeatures l page
Pre-OperatingInstructions
BatteryInstallation l page
AutoShut-Off l page
LowBatteryWarning
l page
DescriptionofFeatures
Power-UpTestSequence l page
TutorialMode
l page
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections l page
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
l page
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
l page
 (Dim/Dark)Button l page
 (AudioMute)Button
l page
 (City/Highway)Button
l page
ResettoFactorySettings
l page
SelectableFeatures
EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode l page
Installation
GeneralGuidelines
l page
UnderstandingRadar,Laserandsws™
l page
InterpretationofAlerts
RadarAlerts
l page
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
l page
LaserAlerts
l page
vg-2Guard®Alert l page
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)Alerts
l page
PerformanceVerification
l page
Troubleshooting
l page
ConsumerWarranty
l page
Service
WarrantyService l page
Post-WarrantyService
l page
Specifications l page
Accessories
l page
InstructionsforMotorcycleMounting l page
.  (Dim/Dark)Button:providesdimordarksettingsof
the displayfordiscreetnighttravel.Audioalertsarenot
affectedbythismode.
.  (AudioMute)Button:providesautomaticandmanual
mutingofX,K,SuperWidebandKaRadar,Laserandsws™
alerts.
.  (City/Highway)Button:minimizesunwantedXband
Radaralertswithoutreducingsensitivity.
. AntennaOpening:Radarsignalsarereceivedbyapatented
diecastantennawithintegratedtransitiontomicrostripmixer.
. LaserOpticalSensors:collectLasersignalsfrominfrontand
behind.
. AudioAlertSpeaker:allaudiblealertsareemittedfrom
thislocation.
. ExternalEarphoneSpeakerJack:earphonespeakeris
connectedatthislocation.
. PowerJack:canbeusedtoinsertapowercord,making
 Cordlessoperablefromyourcigarettelightersocket.
(SeeAccessories,page)
- 
BatteryInstallation
 Cordlesshasbeenpackagedwithtwo alkaline
batteriestogetyoustarted.Weadvisethatyouuseonly
alkalinebatteriestoensuretopperformance.Othertypes
maynotprovidesufficientpoweroutputtooperate
 Cordless.
Caution—donotleave Cordlessindirectsunlight.
Exposuretoextremeheatcandamageboththebatteryand
unit.Warrantywillbevoid.
Toinstallthebattery:
. Withtheunit,removethecompartmentcoveronthe
undersideoftheunitbypressingontheraiseddotsand
pushingoutwards.
InstaclearisaregisteredtrademarkoftheFordMotorCompany.
ElectriClearisaregisteredTrademarkofLibbey,Owens,Ford,andDelco-Remy.
q

. Slidethevisorclipontothetopofthedetectoruntilitsnaps
intoplace.Clipthedetectortotheedgeofthesunvisornearest
thewindshield.
WindshieldMounting(NotrecommendedforMotorcycleuse)
1. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Cleantheselectedwindshieldarea,positionthesuction-cup
mountonthewindshield,andpressfirmlyoneachsuction
cuptosecureitinplace.
3. Useascrewdriverorasmallcointoadjustthesuction-cup
mountuntilthebaseplateislevel.
. Slidedetectorontobaseplateuntilitsnapsintoplace.
Note—somevehicleshaveaplasticcoatingontheinsideofthe
windshielddesignedtoprotectoccupantsincaseofanaccident.
Useofthewindshieldbracketonthistypeofwindshieldcan
permanentlymarkthesurface.Checkwithyourdealerifyou
areunsurewhetheryourvehicleisequippedwiththistypeof
windshield.
hill cannotbereceiveduntilyouareatornearthetop.
Warningtimemaybeminimal(asinsituation#2)sincea
strongsignalisnotpresentuntilyouarenearthecrestofthe
hill.Atthispoint,youmaybenearlyinthepoliceofficer’s
lineofsight.Whencrestingahill,aweakinitialalertfollowed
veryquicklybyafullalertistypical.Thisalertpatternrequires
promptattention.
.MovingRadarbehindyou,travelinginthesamedirection.
PoliceRadarsignalstransmittedfrombehindyourvehiclecan
bereceivedwhenreflectedbyobjectsinfrontofyousuchas
largesigns,bridgesandtrucks.Asyoudrive,thesizeandcon-
figurationoftheseobjectsareconstantlychangingcausingthe
strengthofanyreflectedRadarsignalreceivedtovary.Astrong,
uninterruptedalertindicatesthepatrolcarisclosebehind.
Instant-OnRadar
Ifyouarethetargetvehicle,analertcausedbyinstant-onRadar
willbestrongandimmediate.Whenencountered,yourunit
respondswithathreesecondaudio/visualinstant-onwarning.
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
Ideally,aRadardetectorshouldonlyalertinthepresenceof
policeRadar.However,becauseotherdevicesshareXband
withpoliceRadar,falsealertssometimesoccur.Generally,a
falsesignalproducesonlyashortaudioandvisualalert.Since
theyaremostoftenweak,itispossibletodriveoutofthe
signal’srangeveryquicklyandreceiveonlyabriefalert.
Althoughmanytimestheprobablesourceofthefalsesignal
canbeidentified(supermarket,bank,commercialbuilding,
. Adiagramindicatingplacementofeachbatteryappearsat
thebottomofthecompartment.Gentlypressthebatteries
downintoplace.
. Replacethebatterycompartmentlid.
AutoShut-Off
Toconservebatterylife,ifnoalertsorbuttonactivationsoccur
forapproximatelyonehour,theautoshut-offfeaturewill
engage.Anobtrusive, secondaudio/visualwarningandan
additional5secondvisualwarningwillconfirmtheunitis
abouttoshutoff.Todefeatautoshut-off,pressanybutton
duringthis8secondwarning.
LowBatteryWarning
Threewarningsalertyouasbatterypowerdiminishes.The
levelofbatteryliferemainingisconfirmedbythefollowing:
. ‒ hoursbatteryliferemaining:the“”(battery) flashes
oncefollowedbythegreen“” oramber“” flashing
threetimes.Thisflashingpatternwillcontinuefortwohours.
. Lessthanhoursbatteryliferemaining:thegreen“”
oramber“” flashesoncefollowedbythered“”
flashingthreetimes.
. Finalwarning:red“” flashescontinuouslycoupledwith
aloud,obtrusiveaudiblewarning,confirminganewbattery
isrequired.
Pleasenote—weadviseyoutake Cordlessindoors
afteruseduringcoldweather.Insomecircumstances,the“”
(battery) mayflashifthebatteryisextremelycold.Once
thebatterywarmsuphowever,thissituationwillbecorrected.
  
Power-UpTestSequence
Eachtimeyourunitisturned,alertsforLaser,K,Ka,X
andsws™(leds1–4)arepresentedbriefly,followedbythe
illuminationofthe“h”,“c”and“b”leds.Afterthissequence,
illuminationofled#1and/orled#2indicatesifSelectable
  
Featuresareengaged.(Seepage9.)Ifyourunitpresentsan
ledilluminationpatternotherthanthisstandardpower-up
testsequence,returnittobeltronicsforservicing.
Tobypassthepower-uptestsequence,pressthep/vbutton
twice.Yourunitwillbereadyforoperationafterindicating
statusofsws™(led#1)andvg-2Guard®(led#2).
TutorialMode
Thetutorialmodeallowsyoutobecomemorefamiliarwithall
audibleandvisualalerts.Toengagethismode,pressthe
and buttonssimultaneouslywhiletheunitis.The audio/
visualalertswillbepresentedslowlyinorderofLaser,K,Ka,X,
vg-2Guard
®
andsws
™
followedbytheilluminationofthe“h”,
“c”and“b”leds.Afterthetutorialmode,yourunitwillbeon.
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections
Anytimeyourunitisturned orthebatteriesare
removed,allfeaturesettingsareretainedintheunit’smemory.
Memoryretentioneliminatestheneedtoresetyourpreferred
featuresettingseachtimeyourunitisturnedoffandthen
back.
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
Onceyour Cordlessisreceivingpower,theaudio
levelcanbeadjustedbycontinuingtopressthe⁄ button
down.Asyouheartheaudiolevelchange,thenumerals
,  ,    provideavisualreferenceoftheaudiolevel.
Toreversethedirectioninwhichtheaudiolevelcycles,
brieflyrelease,thenreactivatethe⁄ button.
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
ThistypeofsignalappearssuddenlywhenaRadarunitis
“triggered”.Theinstant-onalertconsistsofanintense,three
second,X,KorSuperWidebandKaaudio“burst”,coupled
withthe“ramping”illumination(–)ofthe4-leddisplay.
 (Dim/Dark)Button
The buttonallowsselectionofadimordarksettingfor
allleds.Toengagedimmode,pressthedrkbuttononce.
Asingle“beep”confirmsyourselection.Tocompletelycancel
theilluminationofallleds,pressdrkasecondtime.You’ll
 

  
.⁄ (Power/Volume)Button:pressing⁄ brieflywillturn
theunit.Continuingtopressthe⁄ buttonwillcausethe
audioleveltocycle.
. (HighwayMode)Indicator:green“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandinhighwaymode.
. (CityMode)Indicator:amber“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandincitymode.
. (LowBattery)Indicator:red“”flashesinanalternating
patternwitheither“”or“”confirmingbatterypowerislow.
. (Laser)Indicator:red“”flashestoconfirmdetection
ofLasersignals.
. K/Ka/XVisualAlerts:theRadarbandreceivedisconfirmed
bytheflashingoftheappropriateletter.
. 4-ledDisplay:thenumerals, ,  and flashlefttorightto
confirmthestrengthofRadarsignals.Differentalertpatterns
confirmdetectionofLaser,SafetyWarningSystem®and
vg-2signals.

.  willinnoeventbeliableforanyconsequential,
incidental,indirectorspecialdamages(including,
butnotlimitedto,lostprofits)arisingoutoforinconnection
withtheuse,misuse,orfunctionoftheunit.Somestatesdo
notallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconse-
quentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusionmay
notapplytoyou.
. Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumay
alsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
. Youmustprovideacopyofadatedsalesreceiptforyourunit
inordertoreceiveserviceunderwarranty.

WarrantyService
Ifyoufeelyourdetectorisnotfunctioningproperlyplease
reviewthismanual,particularlythesectiononPerformance
Verification.Ifyoustillfeelserviceisrequired,pleasefollow
theinstructionsbelow.
. Toobtainserviceduringtheone-yearwarrantyperiod,
pleasecalltheappropriatenumberbelowtoobtainan
RAnumberandshippinginstructions.Rememberto
returnyourdetectorpostagepaid,insuredandinsuitable
packaging.
- -- 
- - - 
. Foryourownprotection,obtainaproofofdeliveryreceipt.
Shippingcostsareyourresponsibility.
. Enclosewithyourunitthefollowinginformation:
(a)Yourname,completereturnaddressandwrittendescrip-
tionoftheproblem.(No..  please.)
(b)Atelephonenumberwhereyoucanbereachedduring
regularbusinesshours.
(c)Acopyofyourdatedsalesreceipt.
 
ExternalSpeaker
Thejack locatedclosesttothecontrolpaneloftheunitis
usedtoconnecttheexternalearphonespeaker.Theearphone
speakerismountedinsideyourhelmetandwillensureyou
hearallaudiblealerts.
Note:ifyouchoosetouseapowercordwithyourunit
(seeaccessories,page23)youmustfirstremovethebatteries.
Thisactionwillpreventdamagetotheunit.
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EXPRESS
Cordless
RADAR/LASER/SAFETY DETECTOR
2-AA BATTERY OPERATION
X/K/SUPER WIDEBAND Ka DETECTION
TOTAL TRACKING LASER™(TTL™)
VG-2 GUARD®ALERT
SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM™(SWS™)
MODEL 946
sourcesarefrequentlyencounteredinurbanandsuburban
areas,makinguseofthismodeidealintheseareas.
Pressingthe buttononceengagesthe modewhich
isconfirmedbytheflashingambercity labeled“”anda
singleaudio“beep”. Pressingthe buttonasecondtime
returnsyoutohighwaymode;asingle“beep”willconfirm
thisselection.Onceengaged,weakXbandsignalsencountered
willproducenoaudiblealertuntilthesignalstrengthreaches
apresetlevel.However,visualalertsareprocessedtheinstant
anXbandsignalisdetected,keepingyouquietlyinformed.
Sincemost“false”Xbandsignalsareweak,theuseofthe
modeallowsyoutodriveoutoftheirrangebeforetheyreach
thepresetlevelandtriggerafullaudioalert.Incontrast,
signalsfromXbandtrafficRadararegenerallystrongerand
willexceedthepresetlevel,causingafullXbandaudioalert.
Activatingthe modewillnotchangeSuperWideband
Ka,Korinstant-onXbandRadaralertpatterns.
Note—thectymodehasnoeffectonthereceptionofLaser,
sws™orvg-2signals.
ResettoFactorySettings
Youcanresetyourunittofactorysettingsforvolume,,
, andSelectableFeatures.Withtheunit,press
andholdtheaudandctybuttonssimultaneously,thenpress
the/button.Yourunitisnow andreadyforoperation.
  
SafetyWarningSystem™and-Guard®Alertarefeatures
thatmaybeselected or,dependinguponyourprefer-
ence.Theseselectablefeaturesarereferencedusings#
and#.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromsws™transmitters
andprovideaudio/visualwarnings.Factorysettingis.
- Guard®Alert— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromInterceptorvg-2
transmitters,providingimmunitytodetection.Factorysetting
is.
 ,   ™
ThreeRadarFrequencies
Threemicrowavefrequencieshavebeenallocatedbythe
(FederalCommunicationsCommission)andareusedfor
trafficRadar.Theyare:
Xband:. z
Kband:. z
SuperWidebandKa:. zto. z
BothXandKbandsarewellknowntomotoristswhohave
traveledwithRadardetectors.IntroducedfirstwasXband
Radarwhichbecamecommonduringthes.Inthemid
sthelowerpowered,moredifficulttodetectKbandRadar
wasintroduced.In , approvalwasgivenforRadar
equipmentusingathirdfrequency,Ka.Inresponsetothis,
 introducedthefirstRadardetectorscapableof
detectingX,KandKabandsignals.Inlate, approval
wasgiventoWidebandKa:. zto. z.Onceagain,
 respondedwithWidebandKadetection.Today,
CordlessdetectsthecompleteSuperWidebandKafrequency
allottedforpolicemonitoring—. to. z.
TotalTrackingLaser™(ttl™)
UnlikeRadarsignals,whicharehighlyreflective,Lasersignals
haveverypoorreflectivecharacteristics.Manyoftoday’sLaser
detectorsdonothavethehighsensitivitynecessarytodetect
Laserwithinalarge“fieldofview”. Your Cordless
incorporates’snumberoneratedLaserdetection.Twin
LaserportsdetectenergyfaroutsidethemainLaserbeam—
includingoff-axissignals—providingthelargestachievable
°“fieldofview”. Thealertsreceivedbyyourunitarethe
samewhethertheyarereceivedfromthefrontorrear.
Note—theuseofthepocketreflectorwillprovidefrontLaser
detectiononly.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)—Whatisit?
TheRadioAssociationDefendingAirwaveRights,Inc.
(.....)conceivedanddevelopedtheSafetyWarning
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)Alerts
WiththeSafetyWarningSystem™featureonandansws™
transmitterinuse,yourdetectorwillprovideaunique,3-second
“beep”followedbyclicking,coupledwiththeflashingofthe
appropriateledinthe4-leddisplay.Toselectsws™onor
off,seeSelectableFeatures,page.
 #confirmsHighwayConstruction/Maintenanceahead
 #confirmsHighwayHazardZoneAdvisorywhichcould
indicateanaccidentahead
 #confirmsWeatherRelatedHazardssuchasfogahead
 #confirmsEmergency/SlowMovingVehiclesintransit
Whenonlythesws™audiowarningisprovided,thecategory
referencedisTravel/ConvenienceInformationorthecategory
isunknown
 
ConditionsthatAffectRadarAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotalertingproperly,keepinmindthat
therearemanyconditionsthatinfluencetheintensityor
durationofanalert:
. Thepoliceareusinginstant-on/pulsedRadar,inwhichcase
nosignalistransmitteduntilvisualcontacthasbeenmade
withyourvehicle.Fordetectionofthissignal,youmustrely
onreflectedsignalsfromRadardirectedattraffictraveling
aheadofyou.
. ThepoliceRadarunitispositionedperpendiculartotheroad,
aroundacurve,orjustoverthecrestofahill,thus,significantly
reducingthereceptionrange.
. ThehighwaytrafficbetweenyourvehicleandthepoliceRadar
sourceisheavy.Thisblocks/reflectstransmittedsignals.The
presenceofseverallargetrucksbetweenyouandthepolice
Radarunitcouldalsosignificantlyreducereception.
. Rainorhumidweatherconditionscanabsorbtransmitted
signalsbeforetheyreachyourvehicle,againreducingdetection
range.
. ThepoliceRadarunitisnotproperlytunedandistransmitting
outsidetheX,KorSuperWidebandKafrequencyranges.
ConditionsthatAffectLaserAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotproperlyalertingtothepresenceof
Lasersignals,keepinmindthatrain,fog,highhumidityand
otherweatherconditionscanaffecttherangethattheLaser
beamcanbedetected.
 
SolutionsforCommonProblems
Ifyour Cordlessisnotoperatingproperly,please
refertotheoutlinebelow.
Problem PossibleCause Corrective Procedure
Unitnot Batteriesrequire replacebatteries
receivingpower replacement
“Poordetection Antenna/lensopening Repositionunitwith
range” partiallyblocked unobstructedviewof
roadaheadandbehind.
Radarsignalsunableto Determinewhether
passthroughwindshield yourvehiclehasa
“heatedwindshield”
knownasInstaclear®
orElectriClear®,or
iscoveredwitha
metallicsunscreen.
Erraticorfrequent Highconcentrationof Use mode
alerts non-policeXbandsources
Reviewsectioninthis
manualonPerformance
Verification
Partialornodisplay Dimordarkmodeengaged Disengagedimor
darkmode














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MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES INCLUDED

. Slidethevisorclipontothetopofthedetectoruntilitsnaps
intoplace.Clipthedetectortotheedgeofthesunvisornearest
thewindshield.
WindshieldMounting(NotrecommendedforMotorcycleuse)
1. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Cleantheselectedwindshieldarea,positionthesuction-cup
mountonthewindshield,andpressfirmlyoneachsuction
cuptosecureitinplace.
3. Useascrewdriverorasmallcointoadjustthesuction-cup
mountuntilthebaseplateislevel.
. Slidedetectorontobaseplateuntilitsnapsintoplace.
Note—somevehicleshaveaplasticcoatingontheinsideofthe
windshielddesignedtoprotectoccupantsincaseofanaccident.
Useofthewindshieldbracketonthistypeofwindshieldcan
permanentlymarkthesurface.Checkwithyourdealerifyou
areunsurewhetheryourvehicleisequippedwiththistypeof
windshield.
hill cannotbereceiveduntilyouareatornearthetop.
Warningtimemaybeminimal(asinsituation#2)sincea
strongsignalisnotpresentuntilyouarenearthecrestofthe
hill.Atthispoint,youmaybenearlyinthepoliceofficer’s
lineofsight.Whencrestingahill,aweakinitialalertfollowed
veryquicklybyafullalertistypical.Thisalertpatternrequires
promptattention.
.MovingRadarbehindyou,travelinginthesamedirection.
PoliceRadarsignalstransmittedfrombehindyourvehiclecan
bereceivedwhenreflectedbyobjectsinfrontofyousuchas
largesigns,bridgesandtrucks.Asyoudrive,thesizeandcon-
figurationoftheseobjectsareconstantlychangingcausingthe
strengthofanyreflectedRadarsignalreceivedtovary.Astrong,
uninterruptedalertindicatesthepatrolcarisclosebehind.
Instant-OnRadar
Ifyouarethetargetvehicle,analertcausedbyinstant-onRadar
willbestrongandimmediate.Whenencountered,yourunit
respondswithathreesecondaudio/visualinstant-onwarning.
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
Ideally,aRadardetectorshouldonlyalertinthepresenceof
policeRadar.However,becauseotherdevicesshareXband
withpoliceRadar,falsealertssometimesoccur.Generally,a
falsesignalproducesonlyashortaudioandvisualalert.Since
theyaremostoftenweak,itispossibletodriveoutofthe
signal’srangeveryquicklyandreceiveonlyabriefalert.
Althoughmanytimestheprobablesourceofthefalsesignal
canbeidentified(supermarket,bank,commercialbuilding,
. Adiagramindicatingplacementofeachbatteryappearsat
thebottomofthecompartment.Gentlypressthebatteries
downintoplace.
. Replacethebatterycompartmentlid.
AutoShut-Off
Toconservebatterylife,ifnoalertsorbuttonactivationsoccur
forapproximatelyonehour,theautoshut-offfeaturewill
engage.Anobtrusive, secondaudio/visualwarningandan
additional5secondvisualwarningwillconfirmtheunitis
abouttoshutoff.Todefeatautoshut-off,pressanybutton
duringthis8secondwarning.
LowBatteryWarning
Threewarningsalertyouasbatterypowerdiminishes.The
levelofbatteryliferemainingisconfirmedbythefollowing:
. ‒ hoursbatteryliferemaining:the“”(battery) flashes
oncefollowedbythegreen“” oramber“” flashing
threetimes.Thisflashingpatternwillcontinuefortwohours.
. Lessthanhoursbatteryliferemaining:thegreen“”
oramber“” flashesoncefollowedbythered“”
flashingthreetimes.
. Finalwarning:red“” flashescontinuouslycoupledwith
aloud,obtrusiveaudiblewarning,confirminganewbattery
isrequired.
Pleasenote—weadviseyoutake Cordlessindoors
afteruseduringcoldweather.Insomecircumstances,the“”
(battery) mayflashifthebatteryisextremelycold.Once
thebatterywarmsuphowever,thissituationwillbecorrected.
  
Power-UpTestSequence
Eachtimeyourunitisturned,alertsforLaser,K,Ka,X
andsws™(leds1–4)arepresentedbriefly,followedbythe
illuminationofthe“h”,“c”and“b”leds.Afterthissequence,
illuminationofled#1and/orled#2indicatesifSelectable
  
Featuresareengaged.(Seepage9.)Ifyourunitpresentsan
ledilluminationpatternotherthanthisstandardpower-up
testsequence,returnittobeltronicsforservicing.
Tobypassthepower-uptestsequence,pressthep/vbutton
twice.Yourunitwillbereadyforoperationafterindicating
statusofsws™(led#1)andvg-2Guard®(led#2).
TutorialMode
Thetutorialmodeallowsyoutobecomemorefamiliarwithall
audibleandvisualalerts.Toengagethismode,pressthe
and buttonssimultaneouslywhiletheunitis.The audio/
visualalertswillbepresentedslowlyinorderofLaser,K,Ka,X,
vg-2Guard
®
andsws
™
followedbytheilluminationofthe“h”,
“c”and“b”leds.Afterthetutorialmode,yourunitwillbeon.
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections
Anytimeyourunitisturned orthebatteriesare
removed,allfeaturesettingsareretainedintheunit’smemory.
Memoryretentioneliminatestheneedtoresetyourpreferred
featuresettingseachtimeyourunitisturnedoffandthen
back.
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
Onceyour Cordlessisreceivingpower,theaudio
levelcanbeadjustedbycontinuingtopressthe⁄ button
down.Asyouheartheaudiolevelchange,thenumerals
,  ,    provideavisualreferenceoftheaudiolevel.
Toreversethedirectioninwhichtheaudiolevelcycles,
brieflyrelease,thenreactivatethe⁄ button.
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
ThistypeofsignalappearssuddenlywhenaRadarunitis
“triggered”.Theinstant-onalertconsistsofanintense,three
second,X,KorSuperWidebandKaaudio“burst”,coupled
withthe“ramping”illumination(–)ofthe4-leddisplay.
 (Dim/Dark)Button
The buttonallowsselectionofadimordarksettingfor
allleds.Toengagedimmode,pressthedrkbuttononce.
Asingle“beep”confirmsyourselection.Tocompletelycancel
theilluminationofallleds,pressdrkasecondtime.You’ll
 

  
.⁄ (Power/Volume)Button:pressing⁄ brieflywillturn
theunit.Continuingtopressthe⁄ buttonwillcausethe
audioleveltocycle.
. (HighwayMode)Indicator:green“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandinhighwaymode.
. (CityMode)Indicator:amber“”flashes,confirming
 Cordlessisoperatingandincitymode.
. (LowBattery)Indicator:red“”flashesinanalternating
patternwitheither“”or“”confirmingbatterypowerislow.
. (Laser)Indicator:red“”flashestoconfirmdetection
ofLasersignals.
. K/Ka/XVisualAlerts:theRadarbandreceivedisconfirmed
bytheflashingoftheappropriateletter.
. 4-ledDisplay:thenumerals, ,  and flashlefttorightto
confirmthestrengthofRadarsignals.Differentalertpatterns
confirmdetectionofLaser,SafetyWarningSystem®and
vg-2signals.

.  willinnoeventbeliableforanyconsequential,
incidental,indirectorspecialdamages(including,
butnotlimitedto,lostprofits)arisingoutoforinconnection
withtheuse,misuse,orfunctionoftheunit.Somestatesdo
notallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconse-
quentialdamages,sotheabovelimitationorexclusionmay
notapplytoyou.
. Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumay
alsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.
. Youmustprovideacopyofadatedsalesreceiptforyourunit
inordertoreceiveserviceunderwarranty.

WarrantyService
Ifyoufeelyourdetectorisnotfunctioningproperlyplease
reviewthismanual,particularlythesectiononPerformance
Verification.Ifyoustillfeelserviceisrequired,pleasefollow
theinstructionsbelow.
. Toobtainserviceduringtheone-yearwarrantyperiod,
pleasecalltheappropriatenumberbelowtoobtainan
RAnumberandshippinginstructions.Rememberto
returnyourdetectorpostagepaid,insuredandinsuitable
packaging.
- -- 
- - - 
. Foryourownprotection,obtainaproofofdeliveryreceipt.
Shippingcostsareyourresponsibility.
. Enclosewithyourunitthefollowinginformation:
(a)Yourname,completereturnaddressandwrittendescrip-
tionoftheproblem.(No..  please.)
(b)Atelephonenumberwhereyoucanbereachedduring
regularbusinesshours.
(c)Acopyofyourdatedsalesreceipt.
 
ExternalSpeaker
Thejack locatedclosesttothecontrolpaneloftheunitis
usedtoconnecttheexternalearphonespeaker.Theearphone
speakerismountedinsideyourhelmetandwillensureyou
hearallaudiblealerts.
Note:ifyouchoosetouseapowercordwithyourunit
(seeaccessories,page23)youmustfirstremovethebatteries.
Thisactionwillpreventdamagetotheunit.
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EXPRESS
Cordless
RADAR/LASER/SAFETY DETECTOR
2-AA BATTERY OPERATION
X/K/SUPER WIDEBAND Ka DETECTION
TOTAL TRACKING LASER™(TTL™)
VG-2 GUARD®ALERT
SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM™(SWS™)
MODEL 946
sourcesarefrequentlyencounteredinurbanandsuburban
areas,makinguseofthismodeidealintheseareas.
Pressingthe buttononceengagesthe modewhich
isconfirmedbytheflashingambercity labeled“”anda
singleaudio“beep”. Pressingthe buttonasecondtime
returnsyoutohighwaymode;asingle“beep”willconfirm
thisselection.Onceengaged,weakXbandsignalsencountered
willproducenoaudiblealertuntilthesignalstrengthreaches
apresetlevel.However,visualalertsareprocessedtheinstant
anXbandsignalisdetected,keepingyouquietlyinformed.
Sincemost“false”Xbandsignalsareweak,theuseofthe
modeallowsyoutodriveoutoftheirrangebeforetheyreach
thepresetlevelandtriggerafullaudioalert.Incontrast,
signalsfromXbandtrafficRadararegenerallystrongerand
willexceedthepresetlevel,causingafullXbandaudioalert.
Activatingthe modewillnotchangeSuperWideband
Ka,Korinstant-onXbandRadaralertpatterns.
Note—thectymodehasnoeffectonthereceptionofLaser,
sws™orvg-2signals.
ResettoFactorySettings
Youcanresetyourunittofactorysettingsforvolume,,
, andSelectableFeatures.Withtheunit,press
andholdtheaudandctybuttonssimultaneously,thenpress
the/button.Yourunitisnow andreadyforoperation.
  
SafetyWarningSystem™and-Guard®Alertarefeatures
thatmaybeselected or,dependinguponyourprefer-
ence.Theseselectablefeaturesarereferencedusings#
and#.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromsws™transmitters
andprovideaudio/visualwarnings.Factorysettingis.
- Guard®Alert— #
Whenactivated,unitwilldetectsignalsfromInterceptorvg-2
transmitters,providingimmunitytodetection.Factorysetting
is.
 ,   ™
ThreeRadarFrequencies
Threemicrowavefrequencieshavebeenallocatedbythe
(FederalCommunicationsCommission)andareusedfor
trafficRadar.Theyare:
Xband:. z
Kband:. z
SuperWidebandKa:. zto. z
BothXandKbandsarewellknowntomotoristswhohave
traveledwithRadardetectors.IntroducedfirstwasXband
Radarwhichbecamecommonduringthes.Inthemid
sthelowerpowered,moredifficulttodetectKbandRadar
wasintroduced.In , approvalwasgivenforRadar
equipmentusingathirdfrequency,Ka.Inresponsetothis,
 introducedthefirstRadardetectorscapableof
detectingX,KandKabandsignals.Inlate, approval
wasgiventoWidebandKa:. zto. z.Onceagain,
 respondedwithWidebandKadetection.Today,
CordlessdetectsthecompleteSuperWidebandKafrequency
allottedforpolicemonitoring—. to. z.
TotalTrackingLaser™(ttl™)
UnlikeRadarsignals,whicharehighlyreflective,Lasersignals
haveverypoorreflectivecharacteristics.Manyoftoday’sLaser
detectorsdonothavethehighsensitivitynecessarytodetect
Laserwithinalarge“fieldofview”. Your Cordless
incorporates’snumberoneratedLaserdetection.Twin
LaserportsdetectenergyfaroutsidethemainLaserbeam—
includingoff-axissignals—providingthelargestachievable
°“fieldofview”. Thealertsreceivedbyyourunitarethe
samewhethertheyarereceivedfromthefrontorrear.
Note—theuseofthepocketreflectorwillprovidefrontLaser
detectiononly.
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)—Whatisit?
TheRadioAssociationDefendingAirwaveRights,Inc.
(.....)conceivedanddevelopedtheSafetyWarning
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)Alerts
WiththeSafetyWarningSystem™featureonandansws™
transmitterinuse,yourdetectorwillprovideaunique,3-second
“beep”followedbyclicking,coupledwiththeflashingofthe
appropriateledinthe4-leddisplay.Toselectsws™onor
off,seeSelectableFeatures,page.
 #confirmsHighwayConstruction/Maintenanceahead
 #confirmsHighwayHazardZoneAdvisorywhichcould
indicateanaccidentahead
 #confirmsWeatherRelatedHazardssuchasfogahead
 #confirmsEmergency/SlowMovingVehiclesintransit
Whenonlythesws™audiowarningisprovided,thecategory
referencedisTravel/ConvenienceInformationorthecategory
isunknown
 
ConditionsthatAffectRadarAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotalertingproperly,keepinmindthat
therearemanyconditionsthatinfluencetheintensityor
durationofanalert:
. Thepoliceareusinginstant-on/pulsedRadar,inwhichcase
nosignalistransmitteduntilvisualcontacthasbeenmade
withyourvehicle.Fordetectionofthissignal,youmustrely
onreflectedsignalsfromRadardirectedattraffictraveling
aheadofyou.
. ThepoliceRadarunitispositionedperpendiculartotheroad,
aroundacurve,orjustoverthecrestofahill,thus,significantly
reducingthereceptionrange.
. ThehighwaytrafficbetweenyourvehicleandthepoliceRadar
sourceisheavy.Thisblocks/reflectstransmittedsignals.The
presenceofseverallargetrucksbetweenyouandthepolice
Radarunitcouldalsosignificantlyreducereception.
. Rainorhumidweatherconditionscanabsorbtransmitted
signalsbeforetheyreachyourvehicle,againreducingdetection
range.
. ThepoliceRadarunitisnotproperlytunedandistransmitting
outsidetheX,KorSuperWidebandKafrequencyranges.
ConditionsthatAffectLaserAlerts
Ifyoufeelyourunitisnotproperlyalertingtothepresenceof
Lasersignals,keepinmindthatrain,fog,highhumidityand
otherweatherconditionscanaffecttherangethattheLaser
beamcanbedetected.
 
SolutionsforCommonProblems
Ifyour Cordlessisnotoperatingproperly,please
refertotheoutlinebelow.
Problem PossibleCause Corrective Procedure
Unitnot Batteriesrequire replacebatteries
receivingpower replacement
“Poordetection Antenna/lensopening Repositionunitwith
range” partiallyblocked unobstructedviewof
roadaheadandbehind.
Radarsignalsunableto Determinewhether
passthroughwindshield yourvehiclehasa
“heatedwindshield”
knownasInstaclear®
orElectriClear®,or
iscoveredwitha
metallicsunscreen.
Erraticorfrequent Highconcentrationof Use mode
alerts non-policeXbandsources
Reviewsectioninthis
manualonPerformance
Verification
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darkmode
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MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES INCLUDED

noticethe“”or“”indicatorremainsdimtoconfirmyour
unitisreceivingpower.Toreturntoafullbrightsetting,
pressthedrkbuttonathirdtime;two“beeps”confirmthis
selection.Useofthedrkbuttondoesnotaffectaudioalerts.
Important—ifyoupressthethe buttonanddonotreceive
audibleconfirmation,theaudiolevelhasbeensettoolow.
 (AudioMute)Button(Radar,Laserandsws™)
ContinuousAudioAlertPattern
Yourunithasbeenpresetatthefactorytoprovidecontinuous
audioalertsatyourselectedaudiolevel.Thisstandardsetting
isoftenpreferredwhenbackgroundnoiseinavehicleisloud.
AutomaticMuteAudioAlertPattern
Toengageautomaticmuting,pressthe buttononce
whentheunitisreceivingnoalerts.Asingle“beep”confirms
automaticmutemodehasbeenengaged.Thealertpattern
whenthismodeisactivated,consistsofaninitialaudiowarning
atyourselectedaudiolevelfollowedbycontinuedwarningata
loweraudiolevel.Ifanewsignalisdetectedwithin5secondsof
thepreviouslydetectedsignal,whileinautomaticmutemode,
onlythelowerlevelaudiowarningwillbeheard.Theautomatic
mutemodeenablesyoutoconvenientlymonitorextended
encounterswithouthavingtomanuallymuteoradjustthe
volumesetting.Toreturntothecontinuousaudioalertpattern,
pressthe buttonasecondtime(providingnoalertsare
beingdetected).Two“beeps”confirmyouhavecancelledauto-
maticmutemode.
ManualMutingofAudioAlerts
Regardlessofthe modeselected(continuousorautomatic
mute),theaudioalertscanbecompletelymutedbypressing
the buttonduringanalert.Oncethealerthaspassed,the
unitwillreverttothepreviousaudsetting.
 (City/Highway)Button
The modehasbeendesignedtoeffectivelyreduceun-
wantedaudioalertscausedbyintrusionalarms,dooropeners,
andotherdeviceswhichshareXbandwithpoliceRadar—
withoutreducingsensitivity.Signalsfromnon-policeRadar

etc.),cautionisadviseduntilthesourcecanbeconfirmed.
TheXbandalertpatterncausedbyanon-policesourcecan
lookliketheinitialalertproducedbyactualpoliceRadar.For
thisreasonappropriateactionisrequiredanytimeanalert
isreceived.
LaserAlerts
WhenLaserisdetected,the4-leddisplaywill“ramp”from
righttoleft(oppositepatternfromthatofRadardetection).
Thisilluminationpatternoccursrapidlyandiscoupledwith
theflashingoftheredLaser ()andtheLaseraudioalert.
IfavehicleisalongdistancefromthesourceofLaserpulses,
fewerpulseswillgenerallybereceived.Thecloserthevehicle
istothesourceofLaserpulses,thegreaterthelikelihoodof
receivingasteadystreamofLaserpulses.Thereasonforthis
istheaimingstabilityoftheLasergunandthefactthatitis
impossibletoholdthegunabsolutelystill.Anymovementof
thegunresultsinmotionofthebeamatthetarget.Thefurther
thetarget,thegreaterthedisplacementofthebeamandthe
shorterthedwelltimeofthebeamatthetargetpoint.There-
fore,thereisthepossibilityofreceivingonlyafewLaserpulses.
Duetothesecharacteristics,allLaseralertsreceivedfrom
yourunitshouldbetakenseriously.
vg-2Guard®Alert
WheneveryourexpressCordlessdetectssignalsfromthe
Interceptorvg-2(RadarDetectorDetector),thevg-2Guard®
Featurealerts(vg-2Guard®mustbeselectedoninSelectable
Features,seepage9).Adistinct,3-secondaudiowarning
coupledwiththeflashingofthefirstandfourthledsinthe4-
leddisplayconfirmactivationofthevg-2Guard®. Theled
flashingcontinuesforaslongasvg-2Guard®isactivated.
Duringthevg-2alertyourunitdoesnotdetectRadarorsws™
signals.However,thepresenceoftheInterceptorvg-2indi-
catesthattrafficisbeingmonitoredandyourspeedshouldbe
adjustedaccordingly.
Note—activationof- Guard®doesnotaffectdetectionof
Lasersignals. 
Ifyouexperienceaproblemwithyourunitthatisnotcovered
inthepreviousoutlinepleasecall,MondaytoFriday, –
  ,forassistance:
- -- 
- - - 
 
Limited1-YearWarranty
. Thiswarrantycoversalldefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship.
Thiswarrantydoesnotapplyiftheunithasbeensubjectto
physicalabuse,improperinstallation,modification,orifthe
housingorserialnumberoftheunithasbeenremoved.
. beltronicsmanufacturesitsproductsusingpartsand
componentswhichareneworequivalenttonewin
accordancewithindustrystandardpractices.
. Theenforceabilityofthiswarrantyislimitedtotheoriginal
consumerpurchaserandisnottransferableto,orenforceable
by,anysubsequentowner.
. Intheeventofadefect,malfunctionorotherfailuretoconform
tothiswarranty, will,atitssolediscretion,
repairorreplacetheunitatnocharge.Youareresponsible
forallshippingcostsinconnectionwithwarrantyservice
pursuanttothiswarranty.
. Thiswarrantycommencesonthedateofretailpurchaseand
shallbeeffectiveforaperiodofoneyear.
. Therearenoexpresswarrantiescoveringtheunitotherthan
thosesetforthinthiswarranty.Allimpliedwarrantiesare
limitedtotheone-yearperiodofthiswarrantyandnowar-
ranties,expressedorimplied,extendbeyondthisone-year
period.Somestatesdonotallowlimitationonhowlongan
impliedwarrantylasts,sotheabovelimitationmaynotapply
toyou.


  
   
SuctionCupKit()-  .  .
StraightPowerCord(') -  .  .
CoiledPowerCord(') -  . .
PowerCordFuses()-  .  .
Hook&LoopFastener -  .  .
VisorClip&Bracket -  .  .
WindshieldMountingBracket -  . .
PocketReflector -   .  .
EarphoneSpeaker -   . .
ProtectiveTravelCase - . .
Owner’sManual  ⁄ ⁄

Pricessubjecttochange Shippingandhandlingextra
   
Note— Cordlessisnotwaterproof—exposureto
watermaycausedamage.Pleaseremembertoprotectyour
unitfromtheelements.
PocketReflector
. Removethedetector’scoverbypressingontheraiseddots
andpushingoutward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.
. Positionthereflectorontotheunitasperthediagramand
slidethereflectorontothedetectoruntilitsnapsintoplace.
. Placethedetectorinpocketaspictured.
Note—useofthepocketreflectorprovidesfrontLaserdetection
only. 
System™ . Theconceptbehindthissystemistowarnmotorists
ofpotentialroadhazardsbyemployingSafetyWarningSystem™
transmittingdevicesinareassuchasconstructionzones,
accidentssitesanddetours.Becausethesesws™transmitters
operatewithinthe zportionoftheKbandfrequency,
theirsignalsaredetectedbyyour Cordless.
  
RadarAlerts
Thealertsprovidedbyyourunitareaffectedbothbythetype
oftransmission(continuouswaveorinstant-on),andthe
positionoftheRadarsource.Generally,whenyoudrivecloser
toaRadarsource,theintensityofthereceivedsignalincreases,
resultingintheflashingofahighernumberinthe- dis-
playandacorrespondingincreaseintheaudioalertrate.
DescribedbelowarefivecommontypesofRadarencounters
andthealertsyouwilltypicallyreceive.
Note–duringtheinitialthreesecondsofanalert,the
willilluminatesolidtoprovideclearindicationofthealert
receivedbeforeenteringflashingmode.
.StationaryormovingRadar,straightaheadaimedinyour
direction.
SinceRadarsignalstravelinastraightline,thisRadar
encounterpotentiallyoffersmaximumwarningrange.Once
thesignalisreceived,theinitialwarningconsistsoftheX,
KorSuperWidebandKaaudioandvisualalertsandthe
simultaneousflashingofdigit#1ordigit#2inthe4-leddisplay.
Theactualdigitdisplayedwilldependuponthestrengthof 
. Consideroccupantsafetywhenselectingamountinglocation.
Choosealocationwheretheunitwillnotbehazardousin
caseofanaccident.
. Foroptimumdetection,positionyourunitwithaclear,
unobstructedviewoftheroadfromthefrontandrear.
. Donotallowtheunittomakecontactwiththewindshield.
Thiswilleliminateunnecessaryvibration.
. Avoidplacingyourunitindirectsunlight.Duringthesummer,
interiortemperaturesofanenclosedvehiclecansometimes
reachtemperaturesthatwillcauseprematureagingoftheunit.
. Yourdetectorisnotwaterproof;exposuretowatermaycause
damage.
DashMounting
. Selectanareathatisrelativelylevel,cleananddry.Adherethe
softportionoftheenclosedhookandloopfastenertothisarea
andthecorrespondinghardportiontothebottomofyourunit.
. Fastenunittodashbyplacinghookandlooppiecestogether.
BracketAssembly
. Thevisorclipisfully
assembled.Toassemble
thewindshieldbracket,
followthisdiagram.
VisorMounting
(Notrecommendedfor
Motorcycleuse)
. Removethedetector’s
coverbypressingontheraiseddotsandpushing
outward.Storethecoverinasafeplace.

EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode
1. Withtheunit,pressandholdthe button,thenpress
the⁄ button.TheamberX willilluminateandashort
“beep”willsound.
2. Immediatelyafterthe“beep”, led# willshowthestatusof
thesws™selectablefeature.Toselectled#(- Guard®),
pressthe button.Usethe buttontotogglebetween
thetwos.
3. Ifilluminationoftheselectedledissolid,featureis,but
maybecanceledbypressingthe button.Two“beeps”
willsound,confirmingfeatureis.
4. Iftheselected isflashing,thefeatureis,butmaybe
activatedbypressingthe button.Asingle“beep”and
solidilluminationwillconfirmthefeatureis.
5. Pressthep/vbuttontoretainyournewsettingsforselectable
features.Two“beeps”willconfirmthatyouhaveexitedfrom
selectablefeatures.Yourunitwillbe andreadyfor
operation.

GeneralGuidelines
Donotmountyourunitdirectlybehindwindshieldwipersor
mirroredsunscreenswhichblockRadarandLasersignals
andsubstantiallyreducewarningrange.Unlike“aftermarket”
mirroredsun-screens,regulartintedglassdoesnotaffect
Radarreception.
Radarsignalsarealsoreflectedbythe“heatedwindshields”
knownasInstaclear®andElectriClear®availableasanoption
onsomevehicles.Thistypeofwindshieldmakesanydash,
visororwindshieldmounteddetectorineffective.(Ifin
doubt,checkwithanappropriatedealershiptoseeifthis
appliestoyourvehicle.)
Toachieveoptimumperformance,regardlessofwhich
mountingpositionyouchoose,followthesebasicstepsonthe
followingpage:

thesignalreceived.AsthestrengthoftheRadarsignal
increases,theaudioalertbecomesmorerapidandtheflashing
ofdigit#3or#4ortheflashingofallleds(lefttoright)will
occur.Thisindicatesamaximumsignalstrength.Assuming
theRadarsignalremainsuninterrupted,theaudibleandvisual
alertswillclearlyindicatea“weak”signalbecomingstronger
asyoudriveclosertotheRadarsource.Remember,whenthe
policeRadarsourceismovingtowardyou,theRadarsignal
strengthwillincreasemuchmorerapidlythanifyou
areapproachingastationarysource.
.StationaryRadaraimedaroundacorner
Underthiscircumstance,reactiontimeisconsiderably
reduced.SincetheRadarsignalsaretransmittedacrossyour
lineoftravel,thereisgenerallynosignalavailabletoreceive
untilyouarerelativelyclosetothesource.Onceanalertis
received,expectthestrengthofthesignaltoincreasevery
quickly.Advancedwarninginthissituationmaybereduced.
. StationaryRadarconcealedbythecrestofahillaimedinyour
direction.
Radarsignalstravelinastraightlineanddonotpassthrough
earth.Consequently,policeRadaraimedatthecrestofasteep 
Post-WarrantyService
Thefollowingarrangementsapplyiftheone-yearwarranty
periodhasexpiredoryouarenotabletoprovideacopyof
yourdatedsalesreceiptindicatingpurchasewithinthelast
twelvemonths.
. ReturnyourunittotheappropriateaddressunderWarranty
Serviceandfollowstepsthrough(b)outlinedinthatsection.
. Encloseacheckwithyourunitfor$  or$  Canadianto
coverinspectionandpostagereturn.

RadarReceiverFrequencies:. z(XBand),. z
(KBand),. zto. z(SuperWidebandKa)
OperatingTemperatures:-°to ° (-°to°)
PowerSupplyRequirements:. Volts, mA(ifoperating
froma powercord;seeAccessories,below)
RadarAntennaType:PatentedDiecastHornwithIntegrated
TransitiontoMicrostripMixer
MaximumDimensions:."() ."() . "()
Weight:. ounces
 reservestherighttoincorporatedesignimprovements
whichmaynotbereflectedinthespecificationslistedinthisowner’smanual.

Ifyourequireanyadditionalaccessories,replacementacces-
soriesoranyaccessorywhichisnotincludedwithyourunit,
calltoorderorformoreinformationMondaytoFriday, –
  .(Seetheaccessorieslistonpage23.)
- -- 
- - - 

Toensuremaximumbenefitfromyour Cordless,
pleasereadallinstructionsbeforeoperatingyourunit.
Remember,owningaRadardetectordoesnotgiveyoua
licensetospeed.AlertsfromaRadardetectorserveasan
effectiveremindertocheckyourspeed.Lawsvarythrough-
outNorthAmericagoverningtheuseofaRadardetector.Itis
yourresponsibilitytofollowtheselaws.
   
Aregulatedswitchmodeandenergyconservingcircuitry
ensurefullsensitivitytoRadarandLaserovertheentire
batterylife.
  
SafetyWarningSystem®(sws™)
 Cordlessdetectsencodedsignalsfromsws™
transmittersandprovidesdistinctalertsfor:Highway
Construction/Maintenance,HighwayHazardZones,Weather
RelatedHazards,Emergency/SlowMovingVehiclesand
Travel/ConvenienceInformation.
Foracompletedescriptionofsws™audioandvisual
alerts,seepage .
- Guard®Alert
 Cordlessfeaturesvg-2Guard®Alert,whichprovides
analerttothetotheInterceptorvg-2(RadarDetector
Detector).
Foracompletedescriptionofthevg-2Guard®audio/visual
alert,seepage.
   
 Cordlessincludesapocketreflectorandan
earphonespeaker—makingitidealformotorcycleuse.
(Seepage.)
   
ProfileofFeatures l page
Pre-OperatingInstructions
BatteryInstallation l page
AutoShut-Off l page
LowBatteryWarning
l page
DescriptionofFeatures
Power-UpTestSequence l page
TutorialMode
l page
MemoryRetentionofFeatureSelections l page
AdjustingtheAudioLevel
l page
Audio/VisualAlertsforInstant-On/PulsedRadar
l page
 (Dim/Dark)Button l page
 (AudioMute)Button
l page
 (City/Highway)Button
l page
ResettoFactorySettings
l page
SelectableFeatures
EnteringSelectableFeaturesMode l page
Installation
GeneralGuidelines
l page
UnderstandingRadar,Laserandsws™
l page
InterpretationofAlerts
RadarAlerts
l page
TypicalFalseAlert(Radar)
l page
LaserAlerts
l page
vg-2Guard®Alert l page
SafetyWarningSystem™(sws™)Alerts
l page
PerformanceVerification
l page
Troubleshooting
l page
ConsumerWarranty
l page
Service
WarrantyService l page
Post-WarrantyService
l page
Specifications l page
Accessories
l page
InstructionsforMotorcycleMounting l page
.  (Dim/Dark)Button:providesdimordarksettingsof
the displayfordiscreetnighttravel.Audioalertsarenot
affectedbythismode.
.  (AudioMute)Button:providesautomaticandmanual
mutingofX,K,SuperWidebandKaRadar,Laserandsws™
alerts.
.  (City/Highway)Button:minimizesunwantedXband
Radaralertswithoutreducingsensitivity.
. AntennaOpening:Radarsignalsarereceivedbyapatented
diecastantennawithintegratedtransitiontomicrostripmixer.
. LaserOpticalSensors:collectLasersignalsfrominfrontand
behind.
. AudioAlertSpeaker:allaudiblealertsareemittedfrom
thislocation.
. ExternalEarphoneSpeakerJack:earphonespeakeris
connectedatthislocation.
. PowerJack:canbeusedtoinsertapowercord,making
 Cordlessoperablefromyourcigarettelightersocket.
(SeeAccessories,page)
- 
BatteryInstallation
 Cordlesshasbeenpackagedwithtwo alkaline
batteriestogetyoustarted.Weadvisethatyouuseonly
alkalinebatteriestoensuretopperformance.Othertypes
maynotprovidesufficientpoweroutputtooperate
 Cordless.
Caution—donotleave Cordlessindirectsunlight.
Exposuretoextremeheatcandamageboththebatteryand
unit.Warrantywillbevoid.
Toinstallthebattery:
. Withtheunit,removethecompartmentcoveronthe
undersideoftheunitbypressingontheraiseddotsand
pushingoutwards.
InstaclearisaregisteredtrademarkoftheFordMotorCompany.
ElectriClearisaregisteredTrademarkofLibbey,Owens,Ford,andDelco-Remy.
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